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Dec 17

Bournemouth Writing Festival finalist in the Dorset Tourism Awards.

Following the festival's Bronze win in the DMB Tourism Awards for BCP, we are delighted to be a finalist in the county's tourism award in...

Dec 7

Bournemouth Writing Festival reveals literary agents and writing professionals offering face-to-face sessions in April

The Bournemouth Writing Festival offers an invaluable opportunity for writers to connect with literary agents and publishing...

Dec 2

November Networking Event at The Old School House

A huge thank you to everyone who made it to our networking event on Wednesday 27th November 2024 at The Old School House in Boscombe . We...

Nov 21

Romance Writing Festival launches in Bournemouth

21st November 2024, Bournemouth, UK: The team behind the successful Bournemouth Writing Festival has announced a new addition to the...

Nov 11

Two Bronze Awards for the Bournemouth Writing Festival at the DMB Tourism Awards.

We are absolutely delighted to have won the Bronze award in two categories at the DMB Tourism Awards, which took place at the Hilton...

Oct 18

Enter the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Competition with the Bournemouth Writing Prize

Joining forces with Bournemouth University's Bournemouth Writing Prize, the writing competition is for poems and short stories. The...

Sep 30

Pavilion Dance South West returns as Festival Hub for 2025

The Pavilion Dance South West will once again be the main festival hub for the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Festival. The Information Desk...

Sep 19

Bournemouth Writing Festival finalist in TWO awards

The Bournemouth Writing Festival is proud and delighted to be a finalist in two award categories for the DMB Tourism Awards , in...

Sep 1

Bournemouth Writing Festival announces Call for Speakers for 2025 programme

Take part in the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Festival! The Bournemouth Writing Festival will take place on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and...

Sep 1

Mary Shelley celebrates 227th birthday in style!

Over 150 people attended our birthday celebration for Mary Shelley at St Peter's church, where she is buried. Everyone received a party...

Aug 21

Bournemouth Writing Festival announces 2025 dates

The Bournemouth Writing Festival announces the dates of its 2025 festival to be Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April 2025....

Aug 8

October Networking Date Announced

The date for the October networking meetup for writers was announced as Wednesday 23rd October 2024. The event for authors, poets,...

Jul 15

Mary Shelley Birthday Celebration at St Peter's Church

Celebrate the legendary author of Frankenstein at St Peter's Church, located just yards away from her final resting place, with two...

Jul 15

Networking event at Flirt Cafe

This past Saturday, the Bournemouth Writing Festival hosted another networking event for writers and authors at Flirt Cafe. The...

Jul 12

Best-selling author Alex Stone joins Strategic Advisory Board

Bournemouth-based, best-selling author Alex Stone has joined the Strategic Advisory Board for the Bournemouth Writing Festival. Alex...

Jun 20

Networking Event at Urban Gardens (June 2024)

40 writers and authors from Bournemouth and the surrounding areas descended on Urban Gardens in Bournemouth Town Centre for our...

Jun 18

New: YouTube Interviews with local writers, authors and writing professionals!

This year, we're thrilled to introduce an exclusive interview series on our YouTube channel, designed specifically for aspiring writers,...

Jun 16

International Students' Writing Competition

The Bournemouth Writing Festival 2024 invited international students studying in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to showcase their...

Jun 16

Bournemouth Writing Festival hailed a "resounding success"

A Celebration of Creativity and Community The 2024 Bournemouth Writing Festival was a resounding success, bringing together writers,...

Jun 16

Celebrating Young Writers: Dorset Schools and Home Education Creative Writing Competition 2024

The Bournemouth Writing Festival's 2024 Schools and Home Education Creative Writing Competition showcased the literary talents of young...

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