Ten UK Literary Festivals to Visit in 2024.

A variety of festivals to visit for inspiration.

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Whether you are a frequent visitor to literary festivals or have never been, here is a list of ten to visit. See if there is one near you or one you could travel to.

Visiting a literary festival is a great way to track down and meet your favourite authors and fellow book lovers, get advice, and, of course, find new books to read.

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1. The Hay Festival — perhaps the most well known, runs Thursday 23 May to Sunday 2 June 2024 — the program is published in April.
2. Noirwich Crime Writing Festival — this takes place in my home city of Norwich, which also happens to be a UNESCO city of literature and where the National Centre for Writing lives. This festival takes place 15–18th September.
3. Primadona Festival in Stowmarket Suffolk — Friday 26 — Sunday 28 July 2024 — this festival is the first in the UK to give prominence to members of the LGBTQI community, those with disabilities and disadvantaged groups in the arts by circumstance or background.
4. The Cliveden Literary Festival — September 21st-22nd 2024. Since 1666 Cliveden has been know for helping to inspire writers from the likes of George…