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Blandford Literary Festival 2025

By Blandford Literary Festival

Celebrating the Written, Spoken & Sung Word in Beautiful North Dorset

Location

Corn Exchange

17 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AG United Kingdom

Agenda

Friday 14th November

Saturday 15th November

Sunday 16th November

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Workshop – Real Life – Stranger than Fiction?

May Ellis

May will be talking about the background to her books, including ‘Lily’s Choice and her November release ‘Wartime with the Cider Girls’ and run an interactive workshop to encourage you to tell your s...

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Unearthing Local History for your Writing

Jane Adams

Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, local history can be a powerful source of inspiration. In this talk, I’ll take you behind the scenes of my (nature filled) cosy mystery work-in-progress ...

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Alfred Stevens: Master of Design – Book Talk

Teresa Sladen

Teresa will talk about her book which relates the work and achievements of Alfred Stevens, Blandford born sculptor and creator of monuments. Venue: Blandford Corn Exchange £8.00

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

A Evening of Music and Poetry

Victoria Starr

C.W. Blackburn

Gerald Kilingsworth

Melanie Ann Vance

Musicians Victoria Starr and TBC, Poets C.W. Blackburn, Gerald Killingsworth and Melanie Ann Vance Come and join us for a relaxed evening of music and poetry to start your weekend. £10 to include one...

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About this event

Community • City & Town

www.blandfordliteraryfestival.co.uk

Where Inspiration Meets Imagination.

We're a bunch of bookworks who beleive that words have the power to transport, inspire and ignite imaginations.

Join our mission to bring you a Literary Festival that's more that just a gathering of authors and readers. Think: cosy gatherings over coffee, author-led workshops and panels, wine, song and laughter.

Participating venues include:

Corn Exchange
Blandford Methodist Church
Blandford Parish Church
Blandford Town Museum
Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion

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Blandford Literary Festival

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