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The Friends of The Bridport Literary Festival has been formed to bring together all those who enjoy reading and love literature all the year round. The Friends Association will give vital support to the Festival organisers to attract writers of excellence of both fiction and non fiction and encourage them to West Dorset to talk about their work. Friends’ membership starts from 1 April each year. Friends of the Bridport Literary Festival will receive the following benefits:- An advance copy of the Festival Brochure
- Priority booking of tickets
- Free Postal Booking and no booking fee
- Regular Friends events and gatherings
- An annual Friends’ Party
- Several newsletters each year
- An opportunity to get involved
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The Friends of The Bridport Literary Festival has been formed to bring together all those who enjoy reading and love literature all the year round. The Friends Association will give vital support to the Festival organisers to attract writers of excellence of both fiction and non fiction and encourage them to West Dorset to talk about their work. Friends’ membership starts from 1 April each year. Friends of the Bridport Literary Festival will receive the following benefits:- An advance copy of the Festival Brochure
- Priority booking of tickets
- Free Postal Booking and no booking fee
- Regular Friends events and gatherings
- An annual Friends’ Party
- Several newsletters each year
- An opportunity to get involved
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We are delighted to announce that the international best-selling author, Tracy Chevalier, will be with us to talk about her latest spellbinding new novel, The Glass Maker. Tracy has been visiting Venice regularly since her honeymoon there thirty years ago and her story is a vivid and inventive portrait of a woman, a family and a city that is as everlasting as their glass. In Venice 1486, across the lagoon lies Murano celebrated for its brilliance of glass creation. Women are not expected to work with such precious transparent material but Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. Skipping like a stone through centuries, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through tragedy and triumph, war and plague, through love and loss to create the perfection of a lifetime. Author of Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy is undoubtedly one of our most popular and critically acclaimed writers and she will be in conversation about her work with fellow writer, Jo Willett. Become a friendWhen: Thursday 19th June 2025 @ 2.30pm Where: Electric Palace
