Foreword Festival 2025 – Programme

We’re working hard to bring you a fantastic programme of fringe literary events in August! Keep checking this page – we’ll be adding more events and venues as they are confirmed.

Photo of an author panel, Foreword Festival 2023. Four authors talk to the audience in a sunny garden setting.
Author panel, Foreword Festival 2023

Foreword Festival 2025 – Provisional Programme

Saturday 9th August
Love Your Local Authors Book Fair
St Peter’s Hall, Stowmarket, IP14 1ET
FREE entry!


Guerrilla Storytelling
Various venues
FREE!


Publishing workshops with Softwood Books
St Peter’s Hall, Stowmarket, IP14 1ET
Ticketed events

Author panel
TBC

Sunday 10th August
TBC

Monday 11th August
TBC

Tuesday 12th August
Author talk (TBC)
Stowmarket Library, IP14 1EX

Wednesday 13th August
Children’s event
Stowmarket Library, IP14 1EX
FREE entry!

Thursday 14th August
Children’s event
Stowmarket Library, IP14 1EX
FREE entry!

Friday 15th August
Writing workshop for teenagers/Young Adults
Stowmarket Library, IP14 1EX

Performance Poetry Night
John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, IP14 1ET
Ticketed event

Saturday 16th August
Fringe Book Fair
John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, IP14 1ET
FREE entry!

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