CRIMINAL INTENT
A Crime-Writing Workshop with Peter Guttridge Sunday 6th October 2.00pm – 5.00pmCHANGE OF VENUE: Queen's Hall, Cuckfield£30.00 per person This workshop will be limited to a...
Afternoon Tea at Ockenden Manor
with poetry readings from Greta Scacchi Sunday 6th October 4.00pm – 5.30pm Ockenden Manor £39.50 per person (for booking details see below) Enjoy afternoon tea in the elegant surroundings of Ockenden Manor where a delicious selection of sandwiches, scones with clotted...
Latest News July 2019
Only a month to go before the Cuckfield Bookfest 2019 programme is published. We usually time it to be delivered with Cuckfield Life which this August will be on the 13th. The programme will go online that day and bookings will open at...
Latest News May 2019
The programme for Cuckfest 2019 is almost complete but we do try to keep a slot or two free until the very last minute as you never know what gems might turn up. First announcement to make is that Hurstpierpoint College is generously supporting us for the first time...
Latest News March 2019
Joint event with Borde Hill Garden Exciting events are planned for Cuckfest 2019, with some surprises. We are particularly delighted that thanks to a generous offer from Borde Hill Garden, we are holding a joint event there on Thursday 3rd October. It will consist of...
Bookfest September 2018 News
Only two weeks to go until Cuckfield Bookest begins – and there are some tickets left, although some events have been sold out for quite a while. But there’s still the opportunity for some really excellent sessions.. Try Adam Mars-Jones on Saturday morning...
Children and Young Adults’ Programme
The Children and Young Adults' Programme is now available. Click the image for full details in pdf format.
May 2018 News
This year we are kicking off a day earlier than last year with a literary quiz on Thursday 4 October. It will take place in the Talbot in Cuckfield so if you think you know your Brontë from your Bryson and your Runyon from your Rowling, this...
Looking forward
We are delighted that so many people enjoyed Cuckfield Bookfest 2017 and we have had lots of requests to repeat it for 2018. Having taken a few weeks off to get our breath back, we have decided to do just this and we organisers are now in the process...
April 2018 News
Cuckfest 2018 is now well underway and the organisers have had a fascinating few weeks, looking for possible speakers. We’ve been to literary events in bookshops, heard potential speakers at literary clubs and attended book festivals. And we are always on the lookout...