Calling all pub quizzers who love books and literature!
Palmers Brewery is holding a special quiz night at 11 of its pubs in support of Bridport Literary Festival. The [...]
Turkish afternoon with two top writers
With the upcoming centenary of modern Turkey, which was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, Bridport Literary Festival is holding a [...]
The Three Graces: a social novel for our time
Bestselling author Amanda Craig’s latest novel is a cracking read. Set against the backdrop of the Tuscan hills, ‘The Three [...]
Coastal resorts and their part in shaping our national identity
In her book, The Seaside: England’s Love Affair, Madeleine Bunting explores England’s great coastal resorts to understand their origins and their heyday, [...]
BridLit writer shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize
Keggie Carew, who is at Bridport Literary Festival on 7 November, has been shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize in the [...]
Deadline looming for £3K a year BridLit student bursaries
The deadline for Bridport Literary Festival’s first student bursary scheme is fast approaching. Local students planning to go to university [...]
Bestselling author Patrick Gale at Bridport Literary Festival 2023 for Book Club event
Calling all West Dorset book clubs! Bridport Literary Festival takes place in November and the programme is due to be [...]
Boost for Bridport Literary Festival student bursaries
Bridport Literary Festival’s first student bursary scheme has been boosted by a private trust fund. Two bursaries of £3,000 a [...]
NEW EVENT – Forget Me Not: Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain by Sophie Pavelle
NEW EVENT - Forget Me Not: Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain by Sophie Pavelle We’re sorry but Benedict [...]