WELCOME!
THIS PAGE GIVES YOU THE LATEST SOUTHAM BOOKFEST NEWS​​
March 12th 2025
The South Warwickshire Literary Festival is currently running a writing competition which closes shortly, so if anyone wants to get a bit of practice in before we open ours, details are on the flyer below - just click on the image to visit the page.
Their categories this year are Creative Non-Fiction (life writing, memoir, experience, history etc) Flash Fiction, Fiction and Poetry and entries are only £3.90. Top prize in each category is £75 with £25 commended. The winner in each category also has the chance to read their work at the South Warwickshire Literary Festival on September 20th in Leamington Spa if they wish.
March 11th 2025
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Not a lot to see yet - we have only just started our planning, but we will be posting news as and when it happens.
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We have had a lot of interest already, especially as we had more authors wanting to attend than we could accommodate last year, so they will get first dibs this year.
March 10th 2025
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
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Once again we are looking for a couple more volunteers to augment our core team. Enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help with the planning and organising of the 2025 festival and on the day. If you've got a skill you think we might need, an idea for an event you'd like to be involved in, or you just want to rock up and help on the day, we'd love to hear from you.
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Typical activities include:-
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Liaising with potential exhibitors.
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Identifying those who would provide an amusing talk or informative panel discussion.
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Identifying marketing ideas and opportunities and implementing them.
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Design and print of physical media.
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Continual development of our social media strategy and managing their feeds.
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Providing support to the webmaster.
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Managing bookings via Eventbrite.
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Book in the Window competition for local shops and business.
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Flash Fiction 100 words competition.
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Coordinating the kitchen - organising drinks, cakes and snacks - running the kitchen on the day with our regular volunteers.
These are the main activities - there are plenty more.​
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If you want to know more see the contacts page or email directly southambookfest@gmail.com
FUNDING​
We are a charity, run by volunteers, and the costs of putting on the festival come entirely from donations, sponsors and flash fiction entry fees, which also pays for the prizes.
If you enjoy what we are doing and would like to see it continue, please consider making a donation if you can, no matter how small.
If you would like to contribute, just click on the JustGiving logo below and you will be taken to our page.
THANK YOU!
