2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden
Newark Library Children's Area Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, NewarkJoin Ally Pally Arts in sowing stories and harvesting happy endings at Newark Library to launch the Summer Reading Challenge.
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Young Ambassadors Writing Workshop
Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, United KingdomAn exclusive creative writing workshop for Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors - our keen writers and storytellers bursting with ideas.
Byron’s Manor: Birthplace of his poetry
Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark, NottinghamshireExplore Lord Byron’s early life and poetry with Byron expert Geoffrey Bond, author of Byron’s Manor, at this special Newark Book Festival event.
Bookbench Storytime: Newark By Day/Night Bench
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireJoin Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors for a free storytime session at Newark Town Hall.
Bookbench Storytime: Castles in the Air Bench
Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)Enjoy one of three Newark Bookbench Storytime sessions at the Castles in the Air Bench with a dragons and fairytales theme.
Dragons and Fairytale Fun
Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)Join the Inspire Learning and Music teams in a Dragons and Fairytale themed afternoon, with drop-in arts and crafts, have-a-go music sessions and meet Sapphire the Dragon and her friend Sparky.
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Georgian Creativity & Artistry with Essie Fox and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireJoin historical fiction authors Essie Fox and Laura Shepherd-Robinson in an interview on Georgian Creativity & Artistry: Mad, Bad & Dangerous.
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Creative Battle: Stories, Stitches & Sketches
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireFour bold creatives—Chris Shepherd, Gillie Ford, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Lucy Mangan—go head-to-head in a lively battle of imagination, ideas and inspiration.
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Pleasantly Disturbed – Interview with Lee Stuart Evans
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireJoin top TV comedy writer Lee Stuart Evans in conversation with Nick Quantrill as they discuss his new novel, Pleasantly Disturbed, on stage at Newark Book Festival.
En Plein Aire – Paint Club with Urban Canvas
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshirePick up a brush and “have a go with a pro” in this fun, all-ages En Plein Aire art workshop with Urban Canvas at the Newark Book Festival Literature Village.
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Trio of Creative Criminals
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshirePrepare for gripping tension in this thrilling panel with M.J. Arlidge, T.M. Logan, and Ian Moore on the creative criminals they write in their books.
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Oaklore – Jules Acton
Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark, NottinghamshireJoin environmentalist Jules Acton at Newark Book Festival to discover her debut book, Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees.