Festivals

• Marlborough Litfest, Bath Spa open 2021 writing competition

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  Monday, 1st March 2021

  Hopes that festival will take place live in the autumn
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• Bloody Scotland launches book club

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  Monday, 1st March 2021

  First event on 31 March
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• Crime Cymru festival launches in April

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  Monday, 1st March 2021

  Star names lined up for online festival and live event in 2022
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• Paisley Book Festival opens tomorrow

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  Wednesday, 17th February 2021

  Second year for new Scottish festival sees Booker winner Douglas Stuart, Andrew O’Hagan, Chris Brookmyre and Val McDermid on the online bill
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• Lancaster Litfest announces 2021 programme

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  Tuesday, 16th February 2021

  Big Reads and How We Live Now/Next strands among highlights of mid-March event
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• Budleigh Salterton festival unveils two-day online spring event

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  Thursday, 11th February 2021

  Writers including Margaret MacMillan, Stephen Moss, Rob Biddulph and Marina Warner on the paid-for programme, which runs 13-14 March
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• Huddersfield Literature Festival reveals second lockdown line-up

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  Wednesday, 10th February 2021

  Events are taking place online for the second year, featuring authors including Alexander McCall Smith and Peter Robinson
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• Hay online will offer 'hope, inspiration and entertainment'

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  Monday, 8th February 2021

  More than 200 writers will feature at virtual festival
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• Granite Noir reveals 2021 line-up

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  Monday, 1st February 2021

  Val McDermid, Peter May, David Baldacci, and Ian Rankin will appear
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• Essex Book Festival reveals 2021 details

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  Friday, 29th January 2021

  Events will run for three months, starting with a panel featuring Sarah Perry
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