Norwich Book Festival is a new festival taking place in Norwich, City of Stories, on 24-27 October 2024. This city-wide festival brings together readers, writers, bookshops, literary organisations, and other key Norwich institutions to celebrate stories of all kinds.
Norwich Book Festival is designed to be for every kind of reader, and brings nationally renowned authors to England's first UNESCO City of Literature for four days of fantastic events, readings, signings, interactive experiences and much more. The Festival will highlight Norwich’s literary heritage, and contribute to the city's thriving culture of reading and writing.
Norwich Book Festival is presented by The Forum, alongside key partners National Centre for Writing, Norfolk County Council – Library and Information Service and University of East Anglia. The Forum is a landmark cultural organisation in the centre of Norwich, which presents Norwich Science Festival, Norwich Games Festival, and coordinates Norfolk Heritage Open Days. The Forum is also home to one of the country's busiest libraries - Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library.
Thanks to our partners.
Key Partners
National Centre for Writing
Norfolk County Council - Library & Information Service
The Forum
University of East Anglia
Bookshops
Bookbugs & Dragon Tales
Jarrolds
The Book Hive
Tombland Books
Waterstones
Supporters
First Bus East
Norwich Business Improvement District (BID)
Norwich School
Norwich Theatre
St Peter Mancroft