Our early bird discount ends today!
15% off all talks, workshops, panels and masterclasses for our April writing festival.
See the full programme here www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/programme-of...
Our early bird discount ends today!
15% off all talks, workshops, panels and masterclasses for our April writing festival.
See the full programme here www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/programme-of...
Unveiling our official bookshop for the April festival - The Mysterious Bookcase!
Westbourne's newest bookshop will be located in the Festival Hub at Pavilion Dance on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Photography briefing to students at Bournemouth & Poole College by photography sponsor Solid Imagery, ready for this year's writing festival
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A HUGE congratulations to Dean Atta who won a BAFTA tonight for his short animation, Two Black Boys in Paradise.
Dean will be headlining our Sunday night event The Write Move with a showing of the film.
A Pay What You Can event with @aub.ac.uk. Book tickets on the Festival website.
#EEBAFTAs
All literary agent 1-2-1s are now SOLD OUT!
There's still plenty to do at the Bournemouth Writing Festival this April.
Plus, more #agent121s are available at the Romance Writing Festival in October!
Congrats to MYTIME Young Carers for meeting the King!
We'll be working with the charity this year running a free writing workshop for young carers.
This will take place at Urban Gardens and led by @bournemouthuni.bsky.social's Bradford Gyori - funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social.
Tickets are NOW on sale for the Romance Writing Festival in Bournemouth!
Talks, walks, panels, masterclasses and literary agent 1-2-1s will all be happening on Saturday 3rd October at the sea view Marsham Court Hotel!
See the full line-up at www.romancewritingfestival.co.uk
There are only TWO literary agent 1-2-1s left for April's Writing Festival! One for Liza DeBlock from Greenstone Literary and one for Helena Maybery from @cbcreative.bsky.social!
Snap them up here www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literary-age...
A news story for Valentine's Day....
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2585195...
Our #agent121s are flying!
Liza DeBlock from Greenstone Literary only has one slot left. Book now to avoid disappointment!
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literary-age...
Looking forward to it!
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Five of our eight literary agents have sold out already! Three other agents are coming down to Bournemouth offering #agent121 with just a few spots remaining!
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literary-age...
Our dog-themed writing competition for Dorset-based schools and home-educated children is now live. We've partnered with Waggy Tails Rescue Centre to help kids write poems and short stories about their four-legged friends!
All the details on the website under Schools Competition 2026
Join us - write by the sea - with over 100 free and ticketed writing events and activities to inspire you to write regardless of your age, background or ability or you are a complete beginner or ready to get your words out into the world.
24, 25, 26 April 2026 in #Bournemouth, England.
#amwriting
Here is author TH Carrington on #bbcradiosolent with the Bournemouth Writing Festival talking about how the festival encouraged her to complete her novel - and in April she will be launching her book in our Writers' Hive on Sunday 26th April!!
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Another #literaryagent has sold all their #agent121 sessions at this April's Bournemouth Writing Festival. Just a few slots remaining!
If you are #amquerying in the #writingcommunity, check out all the agents coming to #Bournemouth
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literary-age...
Our first literary agent to have all their 1-2-1 slots snapped up is John Baker from @belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social!
Hattie Grünewald and Ella Shindler both have two slots remaining each so grab them before they go!
Details on our #agent121s on website.
#amquerying
Get ahead in your writing with our two masterclasses this April:
For those #amquerying get your submission pack sorted with literary agent @saskialeach.bsky.social.
And learn from the best on how to write commercial fiction with Rachel McLean.
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/masterclasses
#TEACHERS & #HOMEEDUCATORS DORSET
#BournemouthWritingFestival has a FREE dog-themed writing competition to inspire kids to write about their 4 legged friends. Open to Schools & Home-Educated Children in Dorset
Enter by 15 March 26
www.ukschooltrips.co.uk/news/bournem...
@bmthwritingfest.bsky.social
Our line up of literary agents at this April's Bournemouth Writing Festival!
Book in an #agent121 to get ahead in your writing, and you never know, they may sign you up (just like Sam Parks did at last year's festival!).
All the details at www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literary-age...
We have 8 #literaryagents joining us at the Bournemouth Writing Festival this year, including @jjbker.bsky.social and @hatteatime.bsky.social, for #agent121s.
Get ahead in your writing and join us - write by the sea
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/literary-age...
Some fab photos from our launch event at Patch on Saturday, with speakers, writers and authors joining us for our informal networking event.
Photo credits Solid Imagery
TONIGHT!
Our networking event for writers and authors is tonight at Patch in the town centre.
Meet and mingle with other writers at varying stages of their journey, plus speakers coming along to April's Bournemouth Writing Festival!
Very informal and we'll be there to help you mingle!
Over 100 free and ticketed writing events and activities are waiting for you in Bournemouth 24-26 April 2026.
Will you be joining us - write by the sea?!
See the full programme and buy tickets here: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
Ten things to do for writers and authors at the Bournemouth Writing Festival this April!
Check out the full programme at www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk
Tickets for the 2026 Writing Festival go live on Thursday.
Join us for our networking and launch event on Saturday at Patch in Bournemouth to find out all about the programme - for writers and authors at all stages of their writing journey.
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2026-network...
The Bournemouth Writing Sanctuary - our take on the writer's retreat - gets going next weekend in #bournemouth.
Workshops, time to write, 121s and food and drink.
Book today!
www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/bournemouth-...
#writersretreat #writingcommunity #amwriting
Free writing competition for schools and home-educated children in Dorset.
Write poems or short stories with a dog as the central character!
Visit www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/schools-comp... for all the details.
