Become a Festival Volunteer

Become a 2025 Festival Volunteer

Being a Newark Book Festival volunteer is not only a lot of fun it's a brilliant way to gain experience for your CV, give back to your community, support art and culture in Newark and meet new people.

We require Festival volunteers all year round, to help behind the scenes, with marketing the festival and to help at events in the run up to the festival, and the festival dates itself.

Volunteer Application Form

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I would like to apply to become a Newark Book Festival volunteer and am available to help on the following shifts… (Please tick all that apply. We will confirm nearer the time. Times approximate.) I would like to apply to become a Newark Book Festival volunteer and am available to help on the following shifts… (Please tick all that apply. We will confirm nearer the time. Times approximate.) Schools day (Monday 7 July 2025) Streets Ahead Stall (Saturday 15th June 2025) Thursday 10 July 2025 Friday 11 July 2025 Saturday 12 July 2025 Sunday 13 July 2025

Please select a time for Saturday 15th June Please select a time for Saturday 15th June 8.30am til 1pm 1pm til 5pm All day/anytime

Please select a time for Monday 7 July (This will be in a school TBC) Please select a time for Monday 7 July (This will be in a school TBC) AM PM

Please select a time for Thursday 10 July Please select a time for Thursday 10 July 8.30am til 1pm 1pm til 5pm All day/anytime

Please select a time for Friday 11 July Please select a time for Friday 11 July 8.30am til 1pm 1pm til 5pm 5pm til 9pm All day/anytime

Please select a time for Saturday 12 July Please select a time for Saturday 12 July 8am til 10am (Literature Village Stalls) 8.30am til 1pm 1pm til 5pm 5pm til 9pm All day/anytime

Please select a time for Sunday 13 July Please select a time for Sunday 13 July 8am til 10am (Literature Village Stalls) 8.30am til 1pm 1pm til 5pm 5pm til 9pm All day/anytime

Please tick if you may be able to help with any of the following: Please tick if you may be able to help with any of the following: Book Swap & Brochure Launch Day Saturday 17th May (Newark Library) GXO Community Day Sunday 22nd June Distribution of brochures Festival driver (transporting artists/boxes/banners etc. Must have own vehicle)

Experience in/are comfortable doing: Experience in/are comfortable doing: Delivering brochures Box office (managing money) Managing festival stall in Literature Village (talking to public and selling bags/tickets) Front of house duties Runners (various duties as needed) Artist/Street Theatre Liaison Project and event manager roles Evaluation (happy talking to people)