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Poetry Festivals

 

We would appreciate any help towards ensuring that all

regularly held festivals which are of interest to poets are listed here.

Below this listing there are some further lists for USA and Australian Festivals.

 

JANUARY

Poetry Day 25th January 2005 - Rotterdam, Holland

http://www.gedichtendag.nl/

Winters Edge - Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK

Storytelling Festival

http://www.festivalattheedge.org/fateframe6.html

FEBRUARY

Children's Poetry Festival - Rotterdam, Holland

http://www.poetry.nl/kinderfestival.html

Glasgow Literature Festival - Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Glasgow City Libraries, Mitchell Library, North Street
Glasgow, G3 7DN, Tel: +44 (0)141 287 2867

Bath Literary Festival - Bath - UK

http://www.bathlitfest.org.uk/

The Giant Leap International Disability Arts Festival ­ New Zealand
28 February ­ 6 March 2005

http://www.giantleap.org.nz
part of

AK05 Auckland Festival

http://www.ak05.co.nz/Events/Fringe/

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London Word Festival (FEB - MAR) - London -UK
www.londonwordfestival.com

Words by the Water Literature Festival - Kendal, West Cumbria - UK

http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk.

MARCH

Essex Book Festival - Essex, UK

http://www.essexbookfestival.org.uk/

Harrow Literature Festival - UK

http://www.harrow.gov.uk/ccm/portal/

Kings Lynn Literary Festival - UK

http://www.lynnlitfests.com/

Oundle Festival of Literature - Northamptonshire - UK

http://www.oundlelitfest.org.uk/

Redbridge Literary Festival - London - UK

http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/leisure/LitFest0304.cfm

 

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Runnymede International Literary Festival - Runnymede - UK

Events through March and April.  Info from info@rfest.co.uk

www.rfest.co.uk

Spit-Lit - The Spitalfields Literary Festival - London - UK

Women's writing and including events for International Women's Day

http://www.alternativearts.co.uk/t_alternativearts.asp?PageID=82

StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival - St Andrews - Scotland

http://www.stanzapoetry.org/

Text Festival - Bury - UK

2005 - Biennial

http://www.textfestival.com/

Poetry Now Festival - Dublin Ireland

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/

 

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Huddersfield Literature Festival - Huddersfield - UK
www.litfest.org.uk

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Stamford, Lincolnshire - UK
 http://www.stamfordartscentre.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1136&Itemid=75.

APRIL

Austin International Poetry Festival - Texas - USA

Now in its 13th year
http://www.aipf.org/

Los Angeles Poetry Festival - California - USA

http://www.lapoetryfestival.org/index.html

Robert Frost Poetry Festival - Key West. USA

robertfrostpoetryfestival.org 

Seattle Poetry Festival 2005 - Seattle, USA

http://www.poetryfestival.org/pofest.php

Forrest Fest - West Texas USA

http://www.forrestfest.com/

Liverpool International Poetry Festival - Liverpool UK

www.poetrykit.org/liv

Writing on the Wall Festival - Liverpool UK
http://writingonthewall.org.uk/
0151 707 4313
info@writingonthewall.org.uk

The Sheffield Poetry Festival, Sheffield UK
www.sheffieldpoetryfestival.org.uk

 

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Stokeestown Poetry Prize - Stokestown, Ireland

http://www.strokestownpoetryprize.com/

Cambridge Wordfest (Spring) - Cambridge UK

http://www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk/

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Wenlock Poetry Festival - Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK

http://www.wenlockpoetryfestival.org/

 

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The Skagit River Poetry Festival - Washington - USA

Next Festival May 2006 - linked to year long school visits

http://www.skagitriverpoetry.org/poetry.asp

The Pacific Festival of the Book - Victoria, Canada

www.pacificfestivalofthebook.com

 

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Bradford Literary festival - UK

http://www.bradfordfestival.yorks.com/

 

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Daphne du Maurier Festival 2005 - UK

St Austell, Cornwall

http://www.restormel.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8620/

Dorchester Festival of Music and Arts - UK

Some literary content

http://www.dorchesterarts.org.uk/

Dulwich Festival - London, UK

http://www.dulwichfestival.co.uk/

Brighton Literary Festival - UK

3 week festival in May each year

http://www.brighton-festival.org.uk/

Lincoln Book Festival - UK
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/bookfestival

Vibraphonic Festival - Exeter, UK

http://www.vibraphonic.co.uk/

Women's Arts International Festival, -  Kendal, Lake District, UK
www.womensartsinternational.co.uk.

Chorlton Arts Festival - Manchester, UK
www.chorltonartsfestival.com

London Poetry Books Festival - UK

http://www.poetsletter.com/PoetsLetterLondonPoetryBooksFestival2007.htm

 

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Wordfringe Festival - Aberdeen, Scotland

http://www.wordfringe.co.uk/

JUNE

Dublin Writers Festival -  Dublin - Ire

http://www.dublinwritersfestival.com/

 

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Ashbourne Festival - Ashbourne, Derbyshire -UK

http://www.ashbournearts.com/

Bradford Festival - Bradford, Yorks - UK

http://www.bradfordfestival.yorks.com/

 

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Bridlington Poetry Festival - UK

www.bridlington-poetry-festival.com

Broomhill Literary Festival - Broomhill, Devon - UK

http://www.broomhillart.co.uk/

City of London Festival - London - UK

http://www.colf.org/

Carrboro Poetry Festival - North Carrolina - USA

http://carrboropoetryfestival.org/

Derbyshire Literary Festival - UK

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/librar/book/derlitfes.htm

East Grinstead Book and Literary Festival - UK

Tel: +44 (0)1342 323636 - Fax: +44 (0)1342 327823
E-Mail: b.broadway@eastgrinstead.gov.uk

The Guardian Hay Festival - Hay-on-Wye - UK

http://www.hayfestival.com/2004/index.html

Hebden Bridge Arts Festival - Hebdon Bridge - UK

http://hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/

Hull Literature Festival - Hull - UK

http://www.humbermouth.org.uk/

International Poetry Festival of Medellin - Columbia

http://www.epm.net.co/VIIfestivalpoesia/html/english.html

International Poetry Festival - Rotterdam, Holland

http://www.poetry.nl/general_new/activiteiten/index.html

Lowdham Book Festival - Lowdhan, Nottingham - UK

http://www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk/

Stratford-on-Avon - UK

http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/homepage

 

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T S Eliot Festival - Little Gidding UK

http://www.littlegidding.org.uk/eliotfestival/

JULY

Abergavennyfestival - Wales, UK

http://www.abergavennyfestival.com/

Frome Festival - Somerset, UK

http://www.fromefestival.co.uk/

Grassington Festival - Yorks, UK

http://www.grassington-festival.org.uk:80/

 

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Hebdenbridge Festival - UK

http://hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/

Henley Festival - UK

http://www.henley-festival.co.uk/

Humber Mouth Festival - Hull, UK

http://www.humbermouth.org.uk/

Ledbury Poetry Festival - Ledbury, UK

http://www.poetry-festival.com/

 

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Lichfield Festival - UK

http://www.lichfieldfestival.org/

 

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SoundEye - Ireland

http://soundeye.org:80/festival/

 

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West Cork Literary Festival - Ireland

http://www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie/

Ways with Words - Dartington Hall Festival - UK

http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/dartington.html

The Gerard Manley Hopkins International Literary Festival - Co. Kildare, Ireland
http://www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org

 

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AUGUST

London Poetry Festival - UK

http://www.poetsletter.com/PoetsLetterSecondLondonPoetryFestival2006.htm

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The Queensland Poetry Festival - Australia
http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.net

SEPTEMBER

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Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, Devon, - UK
 http://www.budlitfest.org.uk

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Western Australia Spring Poetry Festival - Western Australia

Month long festival at verious venues in Western Australia see site for details

http://fawwa.iinet.com.au/thewordisout/thewordisoutevents.html

Tucson Poetry Festival - USA

http://www.tucsonpoetryfestival.org/

Kings Lynn Poetry Festival - UK

http://www.lynnlitfests.co.uk/

Phoenix Poetry Festival - Glasgow, Scotland, UK

http://www.phoenixfestival.co.uk:80/

 

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Rye Festival - UK

www.ryefestival.co.uk

 

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Small Wonder, Short story Festival - Charleston, UK
Situated 6 miles east of Lewes, East Sussex

http://www.charleston.org.uk/smallwonder/index.html

 

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Awaken Your Senses - Tewkesbury -  UK

 www.awakenyoursenses.org

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INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL - INDIA
http://www.thewritersclub.org

 

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GERALDINE R. DODGE POETRY FESTIVAL - USA
Biennial - Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey.

http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/index.htm  

 

OCTOBER

Cuisle Limerick City International Poetry Festival - Ireland

http://www.limerickcity.ie/services/arts/arts_cuisle2005.html

The John B.Kean Festival - Listowel, Ireland

http://kerrywritersmuseum.com/festival.html

 

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Belfast Festival - Belfast, NI

http://www.belfastfestival.com/

Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Festival - Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

http://lckorg.tripod.com,

Derwent Poetry Festival - Matlock Bath October 27-28,  UK
http://www.templarpoetry.co.uk

 

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Tucson Poetry Festival - Tucson, USA

http://www.tucsonpoetryfestival.org/

Poole Word and Book Festival - Poole, Dorset, UK

http://www.poolewordandbookfestival.co.uk/

The Wellington International Poetry Festival - New Zeeland

An annual event - for details of dates and events in the festival program see

http://www.poetryfestival.org.nz/

Geraldine R Dodge Poetry Festival - Biennial - New Jersey, USA

Biennial event

http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/main.htm#

Manchester Poetry Festival - UK

http://www.manchesterpoetryfestival.co.uk/

Essex Poetry Festival - UK

http://www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk

Queensland Poetry Festival - Australia

http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.net/

Canadian Festival of Spoken Word - Canada (venue varies)

(formerly the Canadian Spoken Wordlympics),

www.wordlympics.com

 

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Torbay Festival of Poetry - UK

www.acumen-poetry.co.uk/Events.htm 

Wells Festival of Literature - UK

http://www.wlitf.co.uk:80/

 

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Warwick Words - Festival of Literature and Spoken Word - UK

www.warwickwords.co.uk

Further information helenmeeke@tiscali.co.uk

Box Office: 01926 496277

 

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Poetry International (biennial) - London, UK

http://www.rfh.org.uk/poetryint/flash.html

 

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Ilkley Literature Festival - Ilkley, UK

http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/user/index.php

 

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Sha’ar International Poetry Festival - Tel Aviv, Israel

http://www.helicon.org.il/site/detail/detail/detailDetail.asp?detail_id=862943

 

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NOVEMBER

 

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The Dylan Thomas Festival - Swansea

http://www.dylanthomas.com/

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Aldeburgh Poetry Festival - UK

http://www.aldeburghpoetryfestival.org/

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Bridport Book Festival - UK
 
http://bridport-open-book.com/

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Ways with Words - Southwold Literature Festival - UK

http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk/southwold.html

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Third Wellington International Poetry Festival Wellington - New Zealand

Main Venues: Te Papa/ The Marae, City Art Gallery, Upper Hutt Library, Lower Hutt Library, Pataka Museum and Paekakariki Hall. Tel 64 4 5771747/ 64 4 5280542

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Ways With Words Southwold Literature Festival - UK
http://www.wayswithwords.co.uk

 

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Richmond Literature Festival - London, UK

http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/arts_and_entertainment/literature.htm

 

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Lancaster Lit Fest - UK

http://www.litfest.org/

 

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Cambridge Wordfest (Winter) - Cambridge UK

http://www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk/

 

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DECEMBER

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Queens International Poetry Festival - New York, USA

http://www.movementone.org/2005poetryfestival.html

 

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LITERARY FESTIVALS
SOME ADDITIONAL US POETRY, LITERARY AND PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL WEBSITES PROVIDED BY BILL WESTRON	Australian Literary Festivals List provided by Joe Southey
Artscape http://www.artscape.org   Baltimore Book Festival http://www.bop.org   Baltimore Playwrights Festival http://www.baltimoreplaywrightsfestival.org   Baltimore Shakespeare http://www.baltimoreshakespeare.org   Bay to Ocean Writers' Conference http://www.talb.lib.md.us/baytoocean   Bethesda Literary Festival http://www.bethesda.org   Brookdale Spring Writers' Conference Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. http://writersconference.brookdalecc.edu   Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/stadler_center/   Capital BookFest Prince George's County, MD. http://www.capitalbookfest.com   Chautauqua Writers' Center Chautauqua, NY. http://www.ciweb.org   Creative Nonfiction Festival Pittsburgh, PA. http://www.creativenonfiction.org   Delaware Book Fair Dover at the Firat State Heritage Park. http://www.state.lib.de.us/Center_For_The_Book/Festival/festival.pdf   Fall for the Book  September at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. http://www.fallforthebook.org   F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference  Rockville, MD. http://www.rockvillemd.gov/fitzgerald/index.html   Gettysburg Review Conference for Writers Gettysburg, PA. http://www.gettysburgreview.com   Highland Summer Writers' Conference Radford University, Radford, VA. http//www.radford.edu   Hofstra University Summer Writing Workshops Hamstead, NY. http://www.hofstrra.edu/ucce/summerwriting   Hurston/Wright Writers' Week For African American writers -  American University in DC. http://www.hurston-wright.org   International Day of the Book April - Kensington, MD http://www.dayofthebook.com   James River Writers Festival Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA. http://www.jrwf.org   Kundiman Retreat for Emerging Asian American Poets University of Virginia in Charlottesville. http://kundiman.org   Ligonier Valley Writers Conference http://ligoniervalleywriters.org   Mid-Atlantic Creative Nonfiction Writers' Conference Goucher College in Baltimore. Workshops. http://www.goucher.edu/cnf   National Book Festival  September - DC. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest   New York State Summer Writers Institute Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. http://www.skidmore.edu   Pennsylvania Writers Conference Wilkes-Barre, PA. http://www.wilkes.edu   Potomac Celtic Festival  Leesburg, VA http://www.potomaccelticfest.org   "Pure Sea Glass" Writers Conference Dewey Beach, DE. Workshops http://www.writersatthebeach.com   Sarah Lawrence College Summer Seminar for Writers Bronxville, NY. http://www.slc.edu/summer   Sotto Voce Poetry Festival  Shepherdstown, WV. http://www.somondocopress.com/sottovoce   Southampton College Writers Conference In the Hamptons. http://www.southampton.liu.edu/   Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. http://www.hollins.edu/tmww   Virginia Festival of the Book Charlottesville, VA. http://www.vabook.org   Washington Writers' Conference National Press Club in DC. http://www.washwriter.org   West Chester University Poetry Conference West Chester, PA. http://www.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS/sch_cas/poetry/   West Virginia Book Festival  Charleston, WV http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm   West Virginia Writers' Workshop West Virginia University in Morgantown. http://www.as.wvu.edu/english/cw   Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway Cape May, NJ. http://www.wintergetaway.com	The Australian Society of Authors Australian Writers' Guild National Young Writers' Festival Brisbane Writers Festival Voices On The Coast SOOB - Straight Out Of Brisbane Queensland Poetry Festival Somerset College Celebration of Literature Byron Bay Writers Festival Sydney Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival Mildura Writers' Festival Adelaide Writers Festival UWA Perth International Arts Festival Northern Territory Writers' Festival