About us

Inside The Forum building, looking down on the library with the shelves of books

A celebration of stories, for everyone.

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