Stroud Book Festival: A 5 day literary feast for book lovers of all ages

Stroud Book Festival 2019 Children’s Writing Competition launches

Stroud Book Festival launches second Children’s Writing Competition!

box office now open

Stroud Book Festival Box Office Opens

We are delighted to announce that tickets for a delightful first dozen of our Festival events for 2019 are now...

Clay's artwork

Artwork and illustrator revealed for SBF 2019

Illustration revealed for Stroud Book Festival 2019

Stroud Book Festival Launch party

2019 Headline Events Announced

we are delighted to announce our first set of headline events for this year’s Festival, led by Booker-winning...

Stroud Book Festival 2019 Children’s Writing Competition launches

Stroud Book Festival launches second Children’s Writing Competition!

Stroud Book Festival Box Office Opens

We are delighted to announce that tickets for a delightful first dozen of our...

Artwork and illustrator revealed for SBF 2019

Illustration revealed for Stroud Book Festival 2019

2019 Headline Events Announced

we are delighted to announce our first set of headline events for this...

Stroud Book Festival 2019: Download PDF brochure

Stroud Book Festival 2019: Children's Events - Schools Day

Stroud Book Festival 2019: Children's Events - Schools Day

Stroud Book Festival 2019: donate, get involved and volunteer

Stroud Book Festival 2019: donate, get involved and volunteer

Stroud Book Festival 2019: competitions info

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Very pleased to launch our Children’s Writing Competition in Gloucestershire! Full details on our website, please spread the word! #writing #children #SBF2019 #reading #writingcompetition #prizes

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And we’re off! Our Box Office opens today via @thesubrooms - first 12 events on sale! More info on our website. Book now to see #ianmcewan #juliadonaldson #katiefforde #richardmabey #sophiedahl #nellgifford #lemnsissay and many more! #lovestroud #lovereading

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Fans of #JuliaDonaldson! Tickets go on sale for Julia Donaldson & Friends TOMORROW 15 August via @subscriptionrooms box office. A host of fun-filled family events from 6-10 November #family #fun #lovereading #bookfestival #lovestroud #gruffalo #lovebooks #SNF2019

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Exciting news from @BookStroud HQ: Our box office @SubRoomsStroud will open for the first wave of Festival events next week! Watch this space for further news from 14 August - we promise to keep you posted, as well as seriously entertained #SBF2019 #Lovebooks #lovestroud

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Ta dah! We were thrilled that the very talented @claysinclairart agreed to illustrate the Stroud Book Festival programme this year #talent #books #art #claysinclair #stroud #bookfestival #everybodywelcome #stroudandproud

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Thank you to @museuminthepark @thestroudwinecompany and @waitroseandpartners for your generous support of the Stroud Book Festival Summer launch #WaitroseStroud #stroudwinecompany #museuminthepark #SBFSponsors #SBF2019 #Stroud #books #Bookfestival #savethedate Picture credit: @_littletters_

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Filming in The Shambles with the marvellous Mr @adam.horovitz (and with huge thanks to @_little letter s_ ) Exciting competition news to be revealed shortly! #stroud #writers #writingcompetition #SBF2019 #lovestroud #poetry #flashfiction #stroudbookfestival

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So excited that the one and only Julia Donaldson will have a very special family event at Stroud Book Festival this November!! More details soon (or check our FB page)

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So many wonderful festivals on in Stroud and the surrounding areas in 2019! Love this cover by @eryburns and this brilliant edition from @goodonpaperstroud

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2019 Festival - 6-10 November, hooray!

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Lovely, lovely evening with Oz Clarke! Captivating, entertaining and highly enjoyable

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A heavenly hour with Anna Wilson making miniature gardens!

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Feeling very thankful today to all our authors, supporters, sponsors, venues, volunteers, schools, shops, food & drink suppliers, libraries and of course our audiences. Thank you

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Can’t begin to capture how lovely #Family in Fiction @stroudbookfestival is..... #PatrickGale and #JaneBailey and #RschelJoyce - thank you

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Thank you so much Karin for bringing Bertram and your special sewing workshop to Stroud, we loved it!

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Ringside seat for Dr Ben Garrod- roarrrr!!!!

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Alan Johnson: legend

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Packed and rapt audience at Schools Day at Stroud Book Festival #CarolineLawrence you’ve been brilliant- thank you!

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A proper privilege to meet the amazing @adeadepitan at our schools day at Stroud Book Festival today. A room full of very happy children, a very generous and entertaining guest, thank you!

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