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WELCOME TO NEWARK BOOK FESTIVAL 2024

Exploring "The Power of Play" this year's four-day festival is filled with author talks from local and international writers, street theatre, children’s storytelling and family activities.

Take part in writing workshops, panel debates, and special book events and don't miss the Literature Village at Newark's Market Square!

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BOOK SEVEN

A review of 2023

In 2023, Newark Book Festival returned with a theme celebrating "Our World".

The programme was filled with curiosity, creativity and community, with author talks, panel events, writing workshops, theatre performances, music, poetry, and dance! 

We welcomed over 9,000 book-loving attendees to Newark, as well as 150 writers, artists and creatives and 46 Young Ambassadors, who worked with the festival for the first time. 

The diverse events programme also included the wonderful Bookshop Band, talks from nationally-renowned writers including Jarvis and Mike Gayle, plus a partnership with Made in the Midlands, who recorded a live episode of their podcast series with Nottingham-based poet Henry Normal. 

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View our range of Festival sponsorship packages to support the sustainability and legacy of Newark Book Festival.

Newark Book Festival Volunteer at Newark Castle

We are looking for aspiring new volunteers of all ages to join Newark Book Festival and help behind the scenes and at our events.

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Become part of our book-loving community as a Newark Book Festival Young Ambassador. Our dedicated programme for young people aged between 7-21 years. 

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