We’re running THREE book fairs in 2026, and we need YOU to bring your books, meet readers, and fill our author tables. Apply today! . Applications close TODAY! Don’t miss out! . . Join the Foreword Festival at our book events this year to meet readers, sell books, and help us to celebrate creativity in…
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We’re running THREE book fairs in 2026, and we need YOU to bring your books, meet readers, and fill our author tables. Apply now for your table – applications close on Friday. Don’t miss out! . Join the Foreword Festival at our book events this year to meet readers, sell books, and help us to…
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… we’re running THREE book fairs in 2026, and we need YOU to bring your books, meet readers, and fill our author tables! . Join the Foreword Festival at our book events this year to meet readers, sell books, and help us to celebrate creativity in Suffolk and Beyond! Head to our online application form…
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We’re really excited to announce that the Foreword Festival has been nominated for the East Anglian Festival Network FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR AWARD! Head to the EAFN website to cast your vote for your favourite Suffolk festival of 2026 – and please do consider voting for us! This year’s week-long festival in Stowmarket was run entirely by…
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The Foreword Festival is partnering with the John Peel Centre in Stowmarket, and the John Peel Centre Writers’ Group, to bring you a fantastic line-up of authors, books, and activities for children – and entry is FREE! Join us at the John Peel Centre on Sunday December 7th, 10am-3pm for a Christmas event with a Foreword Festival twist. We’ve lined up 17 local authors for the…
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The Foreword Festival is over for 2025! We’ve sold our last book, performed our last poem, and waved goodbye to our final authors of the week. Before we all collapse and sleep for a couple of days, the organisers would like to thank ALL our sponsors, authors, supporters, volunteers, venues, and of course – our…
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If you haven’t made it to any of the Foreword Festival events yet, don’t miss our punk and performance poetry night on Friday – it’s going to be amazing! Book via the John Peel Centre Box Office. Don’t worry – it’s not going to be intense people in black berets smoking Gauloises cigarettes and discussing…
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We’ve teamed up with the wonderful Roughacre Brewery to produce a limited-edition Foreword Festival Beer! It’s a zesty, summery pale ale, perfect for drinking while you sit and enjoy your new book purchases in the sunshine. Check out our list of stockists, and pick up your bottle(s) from August 4th.
The Foreword Festival doesn’t operate from a central venue. Instead, you’ll find us in locations all over Stowmarket! Head to the Find Our Venues page to plan your visit by car, train, or bus. .
. We’re delighted to announce the winners of the Fast Foreword Flash Fiction Competition! Actors from QuirkHouse Theatre will be performing the stories on our Storytelling Trail for grown-ups on Saturday August 9th. Join them for a tour of Stowmarket, with some fantastic stories from East Anglian writers! 12pm – John Peel Centre (at the Vinyl Fair)The…
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