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Cuckfield Bookfest
For book lovers of all ages, Cuckfield Bookfest is back for its eighth literary festival on the 4-6th October. Packed with interesting authors, there is something for everyone in this hugely popular event based in the heart of Mid Sussex.
This year we are joined by such authors as the brilliant Guardian journalists John Crace, and Polly Toynbee talking about her unusual family; Alexandra Harris, chronicling lives in a Sussex landscape with her book The Rising Down and award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Zeinab Badawi brings An African History of Africa to the weekend. We are also welcoming Henry Jeffreys with a history of English wine growing, accompanied by local vineyard, Ridgeview. Stand-up comedian and author Dominic Holland will provide an entertaining session.
For children, Chris Bradford brings gripping space adventures with his latest book Stellar; Sarah Crossan, the award-winning author of children’s and teen books talks about her new book Where the Heart Should Be and to top all that, Adam Kay accompanied by illustrator Henry Paker, with his first children’s fiction book Dexter Procter, the Ten-Year-Old Doctor.
For aspiring writers, we have an interactive creative writing workshop with novelist Sue Gee, and a writing competition on the theme of space and exploration for children.
And there’s more - sessions on AI, spies, mud-larking, a novel about Maria Callas, Meghan and Harry, ABBA; locked-room crime, World War ll, Churchill, and many others join us for this cultural and entertaining event.
Tickets for events are available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/cuckfieldbookfest.
About Cuckfield Bookfest: Cuckfield Bookfest is a Community Interest Company (CIC). The festival is almost entirely run by volunteers and sponsored by local companies and organisations, individual benefactors and festival friends.
This year we are joined by such authors as the brilliant Guardian journalists John Crace, and Polly Toynbee talking about her unusual family; Alexandra Harris, chronicling lives in a Sussex landscape with her book The Rising Down and award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Zeinab Badawi brings An African History of Africa to the weekend. We are also welcoming Henry Jeffreys with a history of English wine growing, accompanied by local vineyard, Ridgeview. Stand-up comedian and author Dominic Holland will provide an entertaining session.
For children, Chris Bradford brings gripping space adventures with his latest book Stellar; Sarah Crossan, the award-winning author of children’s and teen books talks about her new book Where the Heart Should Be and to top all that, Adam Kay accompanied by illustrator Henry Paker, with his first children’s fiction book Dexter Procter, the Ten-Year-Old Doctor.
For aspiring writers, we have an interactive creative writing workshop with novelist Sue Gee, and a writing competition on the theme of space and exploration for children.
And there’s more - sessions on AI, spies, mud-larking, a novel about Maria Callas, Meghan and Harry, ABBA; locked-room crime, World War ll, Churchill, and many others join us for this cultural and entertaining event.
Tickets for events are available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/cuckfieldbookfest.
About Cuckfield Bookfest: Cuckfield Bookfest is a Community Interest Company (CIC). The festival is almost entirely run by volunteers and sponsored by local companies and organisations, individual benefactors and festival friends.
Friday 4th October - Literary Supper 7pm - 10pm
Sat 5th October - Author Events 10am - 8pm £14 per ticket
Sun 6th October - Author Events 10am - 8pm £14 per ticket
Children's events £8 per ticket regardless of age
Sat 5th October - Author Events 10am - 8pm £14 per ticket
Sun 6th October - Author Events 10am - 8pm £14 per ticket
Children's events £8 per ticket regardless of age
Queen’s Hall, High Street, Cuckfield, West Sussex RH17 5EL
Fri 4 Oct to Sun 6 October
Website:
cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/