Literary Calendar
Margaret Atwood at the Guardian Hay FestivalFind out about literary events throughout the year
11 March 2010 - 19 March 2010
Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival
The 2009 Festival celebrates the impact that journalists, travel-writers, novelists and essayists have on readers and aims to introduce more words and ideas to everyone that attends. The Festival commits to investing in the readers and writers of the future. The Schools Programme is a very popular component of the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Every year students are invited to experience a programme that allows them to interact with, learn from and be inspired by acclaimed, popular and beloved authors.
20 March 2010 - 28 March 2010
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival holds over 250 literary events, including talks by authors of all genres, topical discussion panels, interviews with household names, and an extensive Children’s Programme. A Creative Writing Programme with masterclasses by Helen Dunmore, Joanne Harris and Julie Myerson among others is also available.
23 March 2010 - 26 March 2010
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Bologna Children's Book Fair is the world's leading children's publishing and multimedia products event. 2008 will be its 45th edition. Every year in the spring, publishers, authors, illustrators, literary agents, TV and film producers, licensors and licensees, packagers, distributors, printers, booksellers and librarians meet in Bologna to develop new business opportunities and learn about the latest trends and developments.
25 March 2010
Lost Man Booker Prize shortlist to be announced at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
Christ Church Marquee, St Aldates,Oxford OX1 1DP
In 1971, just two years after it began, the Booker Prize ceased to be awarded retrospectively and became – as it is today – a prize for the best novel of the year of publication. As a result a wealth of fiction published for much of 1970 fell through the net. The Lost Man Booker is a one-off prize to honour the books which missed out on the opportunity to win the Booker Prize in 1970. Join the judges - the ITN newsreader Katie Derham, poet and novelist Tobias Hill and journalist and critic Rachel Cooke - for the exclusive shortlist announcement, and a discussion on each of the six books, before casting your vote for the winner via the Man Booker Prize website.
9 April 2010 - 11 April 2010
Cambridge Wordfest
In five short years, Cambridge Wordfest has firmly established itself on the literary festival map. Playing host to such names as Jeanette Winterson, Tony Harrison, Jacqueline Wilson, Rageh Omaar, Michael Rosen, Sarah Waters, PD James, Graham Swift and Clive Stafford Smith, the 2007 festival attracted audiences in the region of 6,000 over one weekend.
19 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
The London Book Fair
The London Book fair is the global publishing community's leading spring forum for booksellers, publishers, librarians and book production services worldwide. Ideally timed to provide you with a concentrated 3-day trading and educational platform offering access to the world's books, real business contacts and shared knowledge. Everything you need to compete effectively in today's fast paced marketplace.
13 August 2010 - 5 September 2010
Edinburgh International Festival
Founded in 1947, the Festival grew out of the rubble of the Second World War with the aim of providing 'a platform for the flowering of the human spirit'. This belief in the power of the arts to nurture and transform lies at the heart of the Festival's mission today.
14 August 2010 - 30 August 2010
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival began in 1983 and is now a key event in the August Festival season, celebrated annually in Scotland's capital city. Biennial at first, the Book Festival became a yearly celebration in 1997.
24 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Budleigh Salterton is hosting its first Literary Festival in 2009. Sub-titled "Adolphus and all that" in honour of Budleigh's own writer Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810-1892). Authors taking part include Michael Morpurgo, Virginia Ironside, Hilary Mantel and Val McDermid
6 October 2010
Forward Prizes for Poetry winner announced
On the eve of National Poetry Day, the winners of the Forward Prizes for Poetry will be announced at a venue in London. The Forward Prizes are the only major poetry prizes that seek to reward both established and new writers. William Sieghart, Chairman of the Forward Arts Foundation, founded the Prizes to provide a showcase for contemporary poetry. The prizes are worth £16,000 in total.
7 October 2010
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day was launched in 1994 by William Sieghart of The Forward Arts Foundation and The Poetry Society to fuel the nation’s enthusiasm for verse, and to provide a platform for poets and poetry of all kinds. Having a new theme every year keeps the annual campaign fresh. Themes have included Food, Journeys, Britain Identity, Dreams and this year's theme of Work.
12 October 2010
Man Booker Prize for Fiction winner announced
The winning author and title for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2010 will be announced today.
