Brighton Book Festival

Brighton Book Festival

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Brighton's best festival. Making the marginalised mainstream since 2022. https://linktr.ee/brightonbookfestival

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11 months ago
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Brighton Book Festival | Making the Marginalised Mainstream Welcome to Brighton Book Festival, a grassroots festival founded by independent bookshops in Brighton. Tickets for Brighton Book Festival 2025 are on sale now!

📬 Writers & book lovers! Stay updated on writing opportunities, upcoming events, and festival news! ✍️📚

🔹 Writing calls & opportunities
🔹 Festival & event updates
🔹 A community that champions bold stories

Sign up now! 🔗 brightonbookfestival.co.uk
#LitForChange #BookFestival

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a paperback and iphone mockup of Splinter by Jasper Hyde - Slow Burn,  Black Witches,  2nd Chance Romance, Bi/Demi Relationship,  Black/Asian Romance, Enemies to Lovers.

The headless horseman was thought to be nothing more than a myth until Drusilla Van Tassel had a frightening confrontation with him. She is plunged into a world of magic and family secrets. Splinter by Jasper Hyde. buff.ly/4e4eOHa

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Poetry Cafe with Roy McFarlane, AFLO. the poet, Ty'rone Haughton, Safi The musicality. An evening exploring the power of poetry spoken word and music. This is our most popular event and is always an evening like no other. Come and join poet Laureate Roy McFarlane and his...

This one will sell out—grab your tickets now! 🎟️ brightonbookfestival.co.uk/products/poe... #BooksAndJustice #StorytellingForChange

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11 months ago

We've got a Brighton Book Festival favourite, coming your way ...
Join BBF alumni Roy McFarlane & AFLO. the poet with poets Ty'rone Haughton, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, and Miss Yankey as they unpack literature as a tool for revolution. 🖊️🔥

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1 year ago
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In Conversation: Lila Cain and Patterson Joseph 4th April 4th April at 6.30pm In Conversation: Lila Cain and Paterson Joseph. Brighton Book Festival loves a collaboration, so, we are delighted to collaborate with our friends at Afrori Books to put on this po...

Expect bold insights, deep conversations, and a celebration of voices that deserve the spotlight.

📅 April 4
📍 Afrori Books/Brighthelm Centre, Brighton
🎟️ Get your tickets now: brightonbookfestival.co.uk/products/in-...

Don’t miss this one—let’s turn the page together! 📖
#LitForChange #AfroriBooks

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Join us for a powerful conversation with Lila Cain (aka Marcia Hutchinson & Katie Griffin) and Paterson Joseph, in collaboration with the brilliant Afrori Books! 🌍✨

We’re bringing together these phenomenal authors to discuss history, storytelling, and the power of representation in literature.

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📢 Calling all book lovers, teachers, librarians, and organisers—we want to hear from you!

Tag someone whose story or event needs the spotlight. 💡

This festival is for the people. Let’s make it ours. ✨ #LiteraryCommunity #FestivalForChange

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1 year ago
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Festival 2025 We are back for our fourth year and Brighton Book Festival has a jam packed festival for you. With all the authors and events you want in one place. Making space and giving platforms to marginalised c...

Join us this June to celebrate storytelling that fights back! 🎟️ Tickets here: brightonbookfestival.co.uk/collections/...

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✊🏾 Books have always been a form of resistance. From banned books to radical manifestos, literature fuels movements.

At BBF, we spotlight authors who turn words into action. Who’s an activist-writer who’s changed how you see the world?

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Festival 2025 We are back for our fourth year and Brighton Book Festival has a jam packed festival for you. With all the authors and events you want in one place. Making space and giving platforms to marginalised c...

📖 Stories shape the world—but whose stories get heard? Our festival brings queer, disabled, Black, brown, marginalised, and underrepresented authors to the forefront. 🗣️✨

This year’s lineup features AFLO. the poet, Iggy London, Molly X. Chang, and more!💡

brightonbookfestival.co.uk/collections/...

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1 year ago

🚀 New here! We’re Brighton Book Festival—a book festival that champions marginalised authors, activism in literature, and the power of books to create change. Join us this June! 🎟️

Who’s your favorite author that challenges the status quo? Drop them below! ⬇️ #BookFestival #LitForChange

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