The South West has a packed calendar of book festivals and festivals with book events throughout the year.
January
February
Bath Literature Festival
March
Bath Literature Festival
April
Sleuths!
May
Daphne Du Maurier Festival
Dorchester Festival
Salisbury International Arts Festival
Swindon Festival of Literature
June
Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival
Salisbury International Arts Festival
Charles Causley Festival
July
Penzance Literary Festival
Port Eliot Festival
Ways with Words
August
Sting in the Tale
September
Bristol Poetry Festival
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Plymouth International Book Festival
St Ives September Festival
Taunton Literary Festival
Bath Festival of Children's Literature
October
Bath Festival of Children's Literature
Appledore Book Festival
Cheltenham Festival of Literature
Exeter Poetry Festival
Mere Literary Festival
Torbay Festival of Poetry
Wells Festival of Literature
Charmouth Literary Festival
Bristol Festival of Literature: Unputdownable
Coleridge Literary Festival
November
Bridport Open Book Festival
December
To find out where all these festivals sit in a UK calendar of book festivals, you can visit the British Council book festival listings here. There is also a site featuring Scottish Book Festivals here.
If you're planning a festival in the South West, and think we can help in any way, get in touch!