Competitions As our team continues to work hard to respond to COVID restrictions, 2021 will again be a fallow year for competitions. Please do watch this space for announcements in 2022. Latest news Festival design launch for Stroud Book Festival 2022. June 24, 2022 2022 Festival Dates & The Laurie Lee Writing Prize March 14, 2022 Memoir: The Power of Telling the Truth by Jess Wheeler October 13, 2021 A Letter To My Younger Self by Shelby Gibbs October 5, 2021 Welcome to our 2021 Programme! September 28, 2021 Bailey Paints, Books and Me by Christy Blanch July 26, 2021 First Names announced: Mary Portas, Sir Michael Morpurgo, Kate Mosse, Hassan Akkad & more! July 23, 2021 Heartfelt Thanks to Arts Council England July 7, 2021 Stroud Book Festival shortlisted for SoGlos Event of the Year! July 7, 2021 The Big Reveal: Meet our Stroud Book Festival Illustration for 2021 by Louise Brice May 20, 2021 Can you help? Make a donation to SBF Social Media Subscribe to us