Approximately 100 people gathered in Skerryvore Gardens for a truly atmospheric celebration of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 175th birthday on 13th November 2025 - and the weather played its part beautifully. Set in the very grounds where Stevenson lived during his most prolific years, and where he wrote Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , the evening unfolded beneath softly glowing marquees as the rain fell gently around us, adding a gothic shimmer to the performances and con

The Bournemouth Writing Festival is celebrating after winning Gold for the second year running at the Dorset Tourism Awards for Tourism Event / Festival of the Year, cementing its reputation as one of the county’s most exciting and creative events. Dominic Wong receives the gold award for Tourism Event / Festival of the Year at the Dorset Tourism Awards. award is sponsored by Tomorrow's Travel. Photo credit Dorset Tourism Awards Since its launch in 2023, the festival has brou

Special evening of performances, readings, talks and networking at Skerryvore Gardens – the site where he wrote  Strange Case of Dr...

We are delighted to announce that the Bournemouth Writing Festival  has once again been recognised at the Dorset Tourism Awards ....

Get away from the distractions of home and focus on improving and progressing your writing journey in our nurturing environment.   Author...

The Bournemouth Writing Festival is back for its fourth year from 24-26 April 2026  - welcoming over 1,000 writers, authors and writing...

Now in its tenth year, the Bournemouth Writing Prize — delivered by Bournemouth University in collaboration with the Bournemouth Writing...

The Naked Writing Workshop, organised in partnership with British Naturism took place this week at Springbourne Library and saw...

Poet David Herring performs at the 2024 Bourn Jammy event with a live band improvising as he recites his poem An exciting highlight of...

As featured on Have I Got News For You on Friday 11th April on BBC1 primetime It’s not every day a writing festival makes BBC Breakfast ,...

This year’s award-winning Bournemouth Writing Festival (April 25th-27th) will be more inclusive than ever, with a nude writing session...

1st April 2025 Writers left high and dry as Bournemouth’s seawater to be removed for maintenance. Hundreds of writers hoping to find...

Bournemouth Writing Sanctuary to support writers of all levels and is the Festival's take on a Writing Retreat. Writers looking for...

We're thrilled to share the exciting news: the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Festival, in partnership with Bournemouth University's...

Sunday Times bestselling authors Milly Johnson and Paige Toon will headline the inaugural Romance Writing Festival, taking place in...

The shortlisted finalists for our poetry and short story writing competition with Bournemouth University's Bournemouth Writing Prize were...

The Bournemouth Writing Festival has been awarded the GOLD prize for the Tourism Event/Festival of the Year category at the Dorset...

On Thursday 16th January 2025, 90 writers, authors, speakers, writing professionals and supporters descended to Patch in Bournemouth for...

Tickets are now on sale for the third Bournemouth Writing Festival, to be held over the weekend of 25-27 April at various locations in...