First Events Announced!

Shipston Bookfest is excited to announce the first events for our autumn Bookfest!

On the first Sunday (22nd September), we open with a double-bill of events. We start at 3.30pm with a panel of 4 hugely successful female authors who all write psychological thrillers. Discussing how they write nail-biting suspense and complex characters, this promises to be a sparkling start to our season. This is immediately followed by a LAUNCH PARTY for the Bookfest, featuring local authors and creatives, many of whom will be the stars of events during Bookfest week. Come and meet them for FREE from 5pm. Both events take place in the Townsend Hall.

There are events on throughout the week too. On Wednesday, Shipston author Sue Law and the Shipston Amateur Dramatics Society will help bring to life Sue’s book,the Dark Side of the Cut, about crimes and misdemeanours on Victorian canals.

Saturday 28th September is packed with events, only some of which we are revealing now! From 12 noon, Stratford-based crime author Angela Dandy will treat us to a literary lunch in partnership with The Bower House. Angela’s fourth novel in her series The Silveries, Silver Lining, launches at the event! At 3pm, we are excited to bring debut novelist PJ Ellis to Shipston; his romantic comedy Love and Other Scams is funny, clever and bang on trend.

Our final Saturday event is Sunday Times multi-million copy bestselling author Adele Parks. Talking us through an illustrious career and sharing her latest novel, First Wife’s Shadow with us, this is an exceptional event and not to be missed.

Our adult programme concludes on Sunday with more excellent events. Sophie Flynn, author of 4 novels, will lead a creative workshop on how to get published.

More to be announced soon! A Bookfest programme will be distributed in September and available across the town, but book early to avoid disappointment as some of our events have limited capacity. You can also come and meet the Bookfest team at the Stour Valley Lions second hand book sale on Saturday 27th July.

This Bookfest is only possible through the generous help of sponsors, fund-raising and ticket sales, so please do come along and support us and make the Bookfest a new annual feature in Shipston’s amazing community.