Festivals

• Reading is Magic Festival returns for a second year

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  Thursday, 24th June 2021

  The digital-only festival features Cressida Cowell, Michael Rosen and Rob Biddulph
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• Bradford Literature Festival opens tomorrow

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  Thursday, 24th June 2021

  Additional live and online sessions for the UK’s 'most diverse literature festival'
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• More names confirmed for Marlborough LitFest

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  Wednesday, 23rd June 2021

  Jonathon Porritt and Sathnam Sanghera added to bill for autumn event
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• English PEN announces Southbank festival

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  Tuesday, 22nd June 2021

  Three-day event with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Elif Shafak and other stars as part of PEN centenary
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• Hay Querétaro will be hybrid

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  Monday, 21st June 2021

  More than 170 speakers in live and online events
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• Wimbledon BookFest attracts audiences of 4,000

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  Friday, 18th June 2021

  Five-day Sunrise Festival goes ahead successfully in open-sided marquees on the common; 25 events available to watch on demand
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• Cheltenham Festival reading initiative goes national

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  Thursday, 17th June 2021

  Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils creates networks of reading teachers; local scheme has already reached 16,000 children
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• Ledbury Poetry Festival 2021 unveils virtual/physical line-up

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  Wednesday, 16th June 2021

  Featuring Margaret Atwood, Juliet Stevenson and Kwame Dawes
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• Roffey, Shukla among additions to Primadonna lineup

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  Tuesday, 15th June 2021

  Live events from 30 July to 1 August
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• ClassFest calls for debut writers for launch event

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  Friday, 11th June 2021

  Artistic director Natasha Carthew plans 'an evening of readings, storytelling and industry gossip'
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