The Lowdham Book Festival is back, and to celebrate two full decades of attracting writing talent - and many thousands of book fans - to the beautiful village. We find out why this year is a bit special...
An impressive array of events are going on in the village of Lowdham in Nottinghamshire this month, with the Lowdham Book Festival, now in its 20th year. This is a big festival in a small location, and every year writers and speakers come from around the country to take part.
The festival grew from a collaboration between the Bookcase bookshop in Lowdham, run by Jane Streeter, and Ross Bradshaw, who was then Literature Officer for Nottinghamshire County Council. Occasional events became a week long festival, and the very first event, in 1999, involved Nottingham writer Alan Sillitoe. Jane now organises the main festival events, while Ross, who runs the successful Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham, masterminds the final Saturday (29th June this year), with a bookfair and a range of speakers and events at Lowdham, all for free. The festival now overflows into monthly talks and film events in Lowdham throughout the year.
The festival is already in full swing, but there are plenty of events still to come, and tickets available. Highlights include:
There is plenty going on for children, including:
You can find details of the whole festival at http://www.thebookcase.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LBF_Prog2019.pdf
Tickets can be booked at the Box Office on 0115 966 3219
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