6 June – 29 August 2021 essexbookfestival.org.uk 100 Events | 40 Venues | 200 Writers & Artists Reaching the parts other festivals do not reach ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL WELCOMEEVENTS INTRODUCTIONESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL EVENTS GET INVOLVED Welcome to the 2021 Essex Book Festival Welcome to Stories on The Edge Essex Introducing the Festival Team Essex Book Festival 2021 Book Festival Pod-cast Director Festival Intern: Youth Trustees Patrons This year’s festival is very much a voyage Keep up to speed by logging on to our Stories on Ros Green Engagement Peter Donaldson AL Kennedy of discovery. The Edge Festival Podcast. Featuring behind- Marina Cusi Sanchez Seona Ford Sylvia Kent the-scenes interviews with artists and writers, Festival Coordinator Whether that means exploring the Great Essex Pat Gaudin Dave Monk performers, storytellers, and more; out-in-the- Jo Hartle Core team volunteer Outdoors by joining one of our In My Steps: Jeremy Lucas Sarah Perry community interviews with people whose voices Advisors to the Board Aimee Leigh Vines Radical Walks in Essex, an evening with historian James MacDonald Brian Southall aren’t always heard, Essex Book Festival is thrilled Sarah Moth Alison Weir at Layer Marney Tower, or perhaps Camilla Shestopal Francis Wheen to be teaming up for the second year running with Marc De’ath another with James Canton, author of The Chelmsford Community Radio’s Young Reporters. Maja Antoine-Onikoyi Oak Papers, this year’s The Essex Read, at Tony Fisher Colchester Library. If you have a story to tell, get in touch:
[email protected] With most of our June events taking place online, Essex Book Festival 2021 – Covid 19 we suggest you get yourself comfortable for our explosively entertaining digital launch event: We Need To Talk About Essex Girls, featuring Sarah Due to the rapidly changing situation at the time of print, digital format.