Festival Update
For so many people these past few months have been a time of huge anxiety and fear and we appreciate that to some, having a book festival is perhaps a low priority. But for others, we hope that the thought of a weekend of stimulating and live events is much needed to...
October Newsletter 2020
STOP PRESS! Here is an update on the programme and when tickets will be available. The programme will be on the website on Saturday 3rd October – www.cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk - where details of each event will be given via the What's On tab. To ensure that everyone has...
Literary Quiz
Friday 13th November 7.00pm Queen's Hall £7.50 per ticket to include a glass of wine Tables will be for six people and social distancing will be observed. If you are not part of a party of six, ticket allocation can ensure you join another group to make up a table.
September Newsletter 2020
Writing in The Spectator in August, Andrew Marr said: ‘I’ve been regretting the absence of the physical book festival not least because my own book Elizabethans comes out in October … I want to talk abut it relentlessly. Virtual conversations don’t have anything like...
June Newsletter 2020
When the first Cuckfield Book Festival 2020 newsletter was produced in early March, none of us could possibly have dreamt that life was about to change beyond all recognition with the arrival of Covid-19. I’m sure like me, you can hardly remember the days when we had...
March Newsletter 2020
We do hope everyone is aware that the book festival is a little later this year – November 12th – 15th . This is because the Queen’s Hall is not available for our usual weekend. But we’ll still have a packed few days and being a little closer to Christmas, it will be...
News October 2019
This is the last update for Cuckfield Book Festival 2019 – it’s difficult to believe that after all the preparation and build-up, the festival is over. It went very well indeed, from the moment that the elusive sun made an appearance as visitors to the opening event...
Only one week until Bookfest starts!
STOP PRESS! EXCITING AUTHOR ADDED TO THE PROGRAMME SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER AT 3pm. Unfortunately Maggi Gee has had to withdraw from Cuckfield Book Festival as she is to have eye surgery and the recovery time will not allow her to travel to Cuckfield. However, we are...
Latest News September 2019
Tickets have sold quickly this year with several events having already already sold out, including the literary quiz, the Ockenden Manor supper, Jenni Murray, with waiting lists for the latter two. More tickets have also been released for James Hanratty, Simon...
Literary Quiz
Thursday 3rd October 7.30pm for 8.00pm The Talbot, High Street, Cuckfield £5.00 per person to include a glass of wine Here is a chance to test your literary knowledge of...