CELEBRATION OF THE BOOK
Saturday 11 October 2025
10AM - 5PM at Princes Hall Clevedon Community Centre
Princes Road BS21 7SZ

WRITERS & MAKERS MARKET – ALL DAY free entry!

Kev F's Children's Comic Art Masterclass for 7-12 year olds – £6 BOOK HERE
A children’s practical workshop where children can create their own comic strips with the guidance of Kev F, who writes and draws for the Beano, Dr Who and Marvel Comics, and is also the inventor of the superhero Captain Clevedon.

Clevedon Community Bookshop children's books - free to join

Creating Technicolour Poetry - poetry workshop with Isabel White £3 BOOK HERE
Tools to make your poetry really sing with Isabel White
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Get that Grant! Isabel’s introductory workshop to securing a grant - for artists and organisations - £3 BOOK HERE

There’s an ersatz hamster in my rucksack! £3 BOOK HERE
Adventures in the English language with Melanie Branton
What is the surprising connection between badgers and broccoli? Why are umpires unparalleled? ...just some of the mysteries which Melanie Branton, a writer, performer and former English teacher with a lifelong obsession with historical linguistics, will be unravelling in an entertaining talk exploring the weird origins of the English language.

Stephen E Hunt talking about his new book "We Must Begin with the Land: Seeking Abundance and Liberation Through Social Ecology" is not another account of global doom. Using social ecology’s anti-colonial lens, it aims to spark conversations about how we might diversify and democratise how we grow, share and eat. As a member of the Bristol Radical History Group, his talk will discuss the historic roots of “dominatory agriculture” and the flowering of political ecology. £3 BOOK HERE
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Are you a local author, poet or maker? Sell and promote your work at Celebration of the Book -
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Writing prompts...
Judy Darley is one of the judges of our 2025 Flash Fiction Award and, as a writer, she is constantly on the lookout anything that might lead to a story idea. From an overheard snippet of conversation to a glimpse of something that ignites her curiosity, the world is teeming with imaginative possibilities.
Flash fiction allows you to dip your toe into a writing river. At less than 500 words in the Clevedon LitFest Flash Fiction Award, this compact form asks you to create a condensed story in little more than a handful of paragraphs.
Judy has provided us with some writing prompts and you can find these by using the Info dropdown menu...

How to join the Poets' Walk audio app...
You can enjoy Poets' Walk in a new way, by listening to poems by contemporary local poets as you walk into 'sound pools' along the walk. This is the result of a project developed by Martin Rieser and Ralph Hoyte, that includes a book of the poems. We have some copies of the book to sell - email enquiries@clevedonlitfest.org.uk, plus it is available at local bookshops and online.Find out about how to join the walk here

Prize winners of our MotorCitySixty Poetry Competition. A printed anthology with winning and shortlisted poems is being prepared.

Adam White, our guest judge, announced the winners of our competition at Summer of Soul at the Curzon on Saturday 7 June.
Winner: Dennis Johnstone, with his poem “Dance in the Light” (video link)
Runner-up: Tom Stockley (AKA TS Idiot)
North Somerset resident award: Ruth Davies
Congratulations to all three!

Guest judge Adam White
Curzon - Summer of Soul

Marisa Carnesky & Sarjana
magic at The Theatre Shop

Best-seller Raynor Winn
booksigning at the Curzon

Rimski and Handkerchief
double bassicle

Publications and prints for sale - another way to support Clevedon LitFest
We are delighted to be able to offer a small number of prints (see below for print options) for sale, by the wonderful Doris Hatt, artist, socialist and activist, who lived in Clevedon.
Also for sale is Doris Hatt: Revolutionary Artist by Adrian Webb, Christopher Stone, Denys J Wilcox & Stephen Lisney. Prices: book £8 per copy, A3 prints £25 (details of any postage/delivery costs on enquiry).

Our first pamphlet is now for sale. Outrage: How the struggle for women's suffrage came to Clevedon detailing the background and history around our October 2024 Outrage! performances in collaboration with Show of Strength Theatre. will be available at our events (£3 per copy)
Proceeds go towards supporting LitFest projects.
For orders and queries email enquiries@clevedonlitfest.org.uk