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Jul 15, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
International Students' Writing Competition
The Bournemouth Writing Festival 2024 invited international students studying in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to showcase their...


Jun 16, 2024
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, 2024
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...
Mar 1, 2024
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
The Bournemouth Writing Festival inspires all writers to write – regardless of ability, background or where you are on your writing...

Jan 28, 2024
YouTubeChannel Interviews with our 2024 Speakers
Check out the Bournemouth Writing Festival YouTube channel here! Are you an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or simply an enthusiast...


Jan 27, 2024
2024 Writing Festival Launches!
Photo credit: Solid Imagery. The second Bournemouth Writing Festival (April 26-28) will host writers, agents and publishers from across...


Jan 22, 2024
Second Bournemouth Writing Festival promises to be a Bestseller.
100 events and activities to fire the imagination and encourage writers to write. Inspired by the success of its inaugural event, the...


Dec 8, 2023
What Makes a Successful Writing Group?
View our free video following our online seminar hosted by Emma Scattergood. If you’ve decided 2024 will be the year you write or sell...


Dec 2, 2023
December Networking Event
Our networking meetup on 1st December at THIS Workspace in Bournemouth drew our November writing events to an end. Writers and authors -...


Nov 13, 2023
November Writing Events for NaNoWriMo
Throughout November, the Bournemouth Writing Festival put on several events and sessions aimed at supporting writers and authors to...


Nov 4, 2023
Networking meetup a great success!
Our networking meetup at THIS Workspace on 1st November 2023 was a huge success with conversations, collaborations and discussions on a...

Oct 25, 2023
Bournemouth Writing Festival receives grant award from Arts Council England
The Bournemouth Writing Festival is thrilled to announce a significant milestone in our journey to celebrate the power of words and...

Oct 16, 2023
New Writers’ Havens aims to foster a vibrant writing community
BCP Libraries and the Bournemouth Writing Festival are thrilled to announce a partnership aimed at fostering creativity and community...


Oct 12, 2023
AFC Bournemouth’s Women’s Team Surprise Writing Festival Winners
The three winners of the creative writing competition for schools and home-educated children in Dorset were surprised by members of the...


Oct 1, 2023
Winners Announced: Schools Competition with AFC Bournemouth
The winners of our writing competition for schools and home-educated children in Dorset were announced in the official matchday...
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