South Hams Literary Festival 2025
The festival this year will consist of a series of smaller events throughout the year in Ivybridge, see below for details.
We will be back to full strength again in 2026!
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SATURDAY JUNE 14TH, 10.30 AM - 3.30PM, UPSTAIRS AT UNIT 8 GYM, NR ENDSLEIGH, IVYBRIDGE
A DAY FOR LOCAL WRITERS, featuring local publishers, creative writing groups, writers collectives, illustrators, proof readers and the South Hams Authors Network
FREE ENTRY. FREE PARKING. REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE. All welcome.
Whatever level of writing you're at, there will be something of interest to you. Just drop in. No need to book.
Timetable:
10am - 12.30pm Drop in and talk to professionals, authors and colleagues as below
Information stalls:
STOAT BOOKS (PUBLISHERS), WINTER & DREW PUBLISHING, SOUTH HAMS AUTHORS NETWORK, SORREL DRYDEN (PROOF READER, COPY WRITER, EDITOR), TWO LOCAL CREATIVE WRITING GROUPS, 'A LETTER IS BETTER', WRITING AT THE EDGE COLLECTIVE, LOCAL AUTHORS and more.
12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunch break. Feel free to stay and mingle.
1.30pm Arrival for South Hams Authors Network meeting
2pm - 3.30pm Meeting starts, all welcome. Guest speakers, lots of information about events for writers.
BOOK LOVERS DAY, SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th IVYBRIDGE All events free, tickets from Eventbrite, but please consider making a donation to our GoFundMe page to help keep our festival going. Thank you!
IVYBRIDGE MAIN LIBRARY 10am - 12.30pm: MEET THE AUTHORS (COFFEE, CAKE AND CHAT!)
BEACON ROOM, IVYBRIDGE LIBRARY 10 am - 1 pm: author talks/discussions, details to follow
IVYBRIDGE BOOKSHOP: CHILDREN'S EVENT, 11 am - 12.00
HAWTHORNE HOUSE, IVYBRIDGE 1.30 - 2.30 pm author talk/discussion, details to follow
IVYBRIDGE BOOKSHOP 3pm - 4pm: Author talk/discussion. Details to follow.