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Book Festival and Competitions
Hastings Book Festival is returning for its 9th year with a bumper programme of talks, performances and workshops. Their short story, poetry and non-fiction competitions are already open for entries.…
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Hastings Book Festival gets off to a stellar start: CHRIS CONNELLEY reviews Patrice Milway with attendees at the Children’s Library This year’s Hastings Book Festival got off to a blistering…
The Festival that Keeps on Giving
NICK PELLING and HELEN MURPHY Wayne HerbertWayne Herbert, Festival organiser Some people don’t like book festivals: maybe they see them as chintzy affairs full of folding-chair types. Sort of a…
The pop-up Front Room
VICTORIA KINGHAM attends a Hastings Book Festival ‘pop-up’ event at Sugarpie Honeybun’s on London Road, St. Leonards, on Friday 11 August Thomas TruscottMichael McMillan with Tola Dabiri at Hastings Book…
Book Festival Patrons Gather for Symposium
MERLIN BETTS Oli Spleen Or a soiree, a presentation, even just a poetry reading with Q+A to finish. On Wednesday June 14, Hastings Book Festival hosted its triumvirate of patrons…
Normal Not Normal
by HELEN MURPHY and NICK PELLING Obviously, someone called Henry Normal is not going to be normal. Henry is not dull, au contraire, Henry is quietly, blazingly brilliant. You may…
Eyes to Die For
Nick Pelling on Natalie Haynes and the Myth of Medusa. Natalie Haynes is like a really passionate, erudite and gifted teacher who has accidentally imbibed way too many amphetamines. As…
What are Words Worth?
A closer look at the forthcoming Hastings Book Festival The idea of a book festival can sound a bit stuffy. It is easy to assume a book festival is just…
Cat Behaviourist and Groomer
Anita Kelsey is a nationally known cat behaviourist who has moved to Hastings. Ben Bruges thought it would be interesting to find out more. Anita explains that she runs a…
Thrillers, Killers, Cats and all That
Advertisement feature: Hastings Book Festival has just announced the line-up for this year and there’s a fantastic and diverse range of events for anyone interested in books or writing. Both…
Hastings Literary Festival rebrands to Hastings Book Festival
The Hastings Literary Festival was founded 2017 as a celebration of the written word under the strapline of “writing for writers”, but provided events catering both for readers and writers…