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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...


Networking event at Flirt Cafe
This past Saturday, the Bournemouth Writing Festival hosted another networking event for writers and authors at Flirt Cafe. The...


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...


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...


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,...


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


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,...


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...
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...


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...


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


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...


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...


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 -...


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


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...


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...


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...


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...


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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