🚨The Laurie Lee Prize for Writing 2026 is now open for entries🚨 Please visit our website (link in bio) for full details of eligibility criteria and how to enter. Happy writing! ❤️

We are collaborating with Stroud Arts Festival for an event with Professor Daisy Fancourt, leading psychobiologist, to discuss her latest book Art Cure—an exploration of the science behind how the arts transform our health. 🗓️21st March at 7pm 🎟️ stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/art-c...

🌿 Ease into spring with The Clearing – a new creative writing series developed in collaboration with @dialectwriters.bsky.social and supported by Arts Council England. 📅 11 February – 18 March 🎟️ Free, but spaces are limited. Register here: stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/the-c...

Happy Christmas from all of us at Stroud Book Festival 🎄 If you’d like to support next year’s Festival, buying a pass to our SBF player is a simple way to help – and you’ll get access to recorded events from 2025! Head to the link in our bio to start watching 👀❤️

From the green room at Stroud Book Festival yesterday. With Jamila Gavin, publisher Cally Poplak, and Michael Morpurgo. The event with Jamila and Michael about writing about the First World War was both moving and, unsurprisingly, a pleasure to chair. @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social

Anyone in the Stroud area on Sunday 16, we will be discussing Press and Democracy.

This event I'm chairing at Stroud Book Festival is selling out fast. I shall be talking to Michael Morpurgo and Jamila Gavin about First World War stories, at noon this Sunday 9 November. The eloquence of both is always breathtaking. stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/first...

First World War Stories - Stroud Book Festival

On Armistice Sunday, we’re honoured to welcome two distinguished children’s authors to talk about writing stories set during the First World War. “My Soul, A Shining Tree”, the marvellous new children...

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🥳THIS WEEK🥳 Stroud Book Festival has a FIVE-DAY feast for you! We’ve got a programme packed full of insightful discussions, family fun and events for readers of all ages. 📚 Get your tickets via the link in the bio before they’re gone! 🎟️

Next Saturday! Join award winning novelist @naomialderman.bsky.social and the BBC’s first disinformation and social media correspondent @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social in conversation with @stephenstroud.bsky.social as they discuss how to navigate the online world: the good, the bad and the ugly.

My November events: 🦆 Sat 1st: FW Harvey Panel inc @stewartcarswell.co.uk @jasonfod.bsky.social 🕵🏼‍♀️ Fri 7th: @mandy-mjrobotham.bsky.social & Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall at @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social 🍽️ Fri 14th: Rick Stein @rossiterbooks.bsky.social 🎤 Tues 25th: Talk at Ribston jodurrant.co.uk

We’re delighted to welcome intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien to SBF to discuss how she seeks to recast how we think of intimacy in a broad sense, not only in our closest relationships, but also more widely in society.💛 Tickets via the link in our bio!🎟️

Hugely looking forward to discussing UK maternity care, women's bodies, birth trauma & how we make things better for women with two deeply courageous campaigners & authors, former MP Theo Clarke & NHS midwife @leahhazard.bsky.social. 📆 Sun 9 Nov, 10.30am 📍 Stroud 🎟️ @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social

Stroud singer, songwriter and poet Jehanne Mehta will be in conversation with poet ADAM Horovitz, reading and discussing her latest selection of poems “Entering the Narrows”. The event will include musical interludes from Stroud singer-songwriter and composer, Johnny Coppin. Tickets via our bio🎟️

Donate today to help us continue to bring the magic of books & stories to children in hospitals across the UK. Watch the full film & donate 👇 readforgood.org/the-magic-of... @mediatrust.bsky.social

🔥 Firewords Night🔥 Ten Stroud authors will read from books that have inspired their writing. And our special guest for the evening is Richard Ovenden, author of “Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack”. Profits from this evening’s event will be donated to @readforgood 📚

Looking forward to chairing this discussion with Naomi Alderman and @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social at @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social on November 8. stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/good-...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Stroud Book Festival

The internet has flooded us with more knowledge, opinions, ideas and opportunities – as well as verbal attacks and misinformation – than ever before. It lets us learn more quickly and also spread fals...

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Join us at Stroud Book Festival for what promises to be a fascinating and moving talk from @iain_macgregor about his latest book ‘The Hiroshima Men’📖 📍Thursday 7 November 6pm Tickets available now from the link in our bio 🎟️

🚨HALF-PRICE TICKETS FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE STUDENTS🚨 We’re offering you a half-price student discount on three of our most topical events so you can join the conversation, challenge ideas, and help shape what comes next. Simply DM us on social media and we will share the code for 50% off!

stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/match... Tickets on sale @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social Will be discussing 'The Matchbox Girl' (about the real Dr Asperger) 7.30-8.30 pm on Saturday 8 November in Lansdown Hall. Drinks to follow. Hope to see you there. (Many other great events at the Book Fest).

The Matchbox Girl - Stroud Book Festival

Adelheid Brunner does not speak. Instead she writes, draws maps and dreams of collecting one thousand matchboxes. Then she meets Dr Asperger, a man who lets children play all day and who recognises th...

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Box office just opened for @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social in November and already one third of seats sold for the discussion I will be chairing with Naomi Alderman and @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social on our (dis)information crisis. Geist definitely zeited.

🚨Tickets for Stroud Book Festival 2025 are on sale NOW and selling fast!🚨 Purchase tickets by 👉🏼 Heading to our website stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/ 👉🏼Popping into The Sub Rooms box office 👉🏼 Ringing the box office on 01453 796880 We strongly recommend booking now to avoid disappointment!

Just 3 days to go until tickets go on sale for Stroud Book Festival 2025! Looking for the programme? Head to our website (link in bio) to browse our full programme of events and get planning your 2025 Stroud Book Festival!📚

Our entire 2025 programme is now available to browse on the Stroud Book Festival website! 🥳 Tickets will go on general public sale via Stroud Sub Rooms box office from 10am on Friday 12th September. Head to our website now to start browsing the full programme📖 stroudbookfestival.org.uk/events/

Your last chance to enter the Laurie Lee Prize 2025! Entries close TOMORROW at midnight👀 Head to the link in our bio to enter now! 📝

Less than two weeks left to enter the Laurie Lee Prize 2025! Free to enter, and open to unpublished writers born, living, working or studying in Gloucestershire. Head to our website for more information on guidelines and how to enter! 📝

We are delighted to announce the first headline authors coming to Stroud Book Festival 2025! There is so much to look forward to… More events will be announced in the coming weeks, with tickets on sale from early September. Who are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments 👇🏻🎉

🚨First authors announced TOMORROW🚨 Turn on our post notifications to be the first to hear - you do not want to miss this stellar line up! 🤩 Sneak peek of icons from our new artwork courtesy of Rooksmoor Press. 🎨🥳Artwork reveal tonight! 🥳🎨 #sbf25

Have you entered the Laurie Lee Prize yet? Chair of judges Katie Fforde talks through the origins of the prize and explores this year’s theme. Head to the link in our bio for full details on how to apply. 📝 #SBF25 #laurieleeprize

Are you excited for Stroud Book Festival 2025? We are! Celebrating 10 years of books, ideas and community this November. 📖 A big thank you to creative students at Bath Spa University for putting together this teaser video 👏🏼 #SBF25

Remember when Michael Rosen came to Stroud Book Festival? You can now watch his event plus more new videos from 2024 on our SBF player! 📖 Follow the link to start watching! stroudbookfestival.org.uk/videos/