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Last night we partnered with Winchester Cathedral as part of #LawWeek and heard a thought provoking talk by @AndyWPhilosophy Bringing authors to Winchester to create opportunities for discussion and the sharing of ideas, is what we love to do.

Starting something new was nerve wracking, exciting and exhausting. Our new monthly newsletter launched a week ago and we are delighted to have received such warm and kind feedback. We are driven to make a positive difference in our community, receiving messages like the one below spurs us on. #hellowinchester #books #wbf25

We are delighted to be launching the first of our monthly newsletters - The Bookshelf and Beyond. It is a celebration of books, stories, and the vibrant literary community that makes Winchester such a special place for readers and writers alike. We'll be sharing news of our WBF25 line up over the next few months. Save the date, 25 to 27 April, and come and enjoy a brilliant festival in a fabulous city. Sign up now to receive your copy at 5pm BST, Friday 4th October. https://lnkd.in/edPFkU2A

We are delighted to share the 2024 Winchester Books Festival film. The brilliant University of Winchester students were a pleasure to work with and supported our team with all aspect of running the festival including the production of this film. This was our second festival and it featured; 22 events, over 2,000 guests, 7 venues, 8 sponsors and a festival cocktail - The Page Turner - created for us by Bombay Sapphire Distillery Our 2025 festival will be held from 25 to 27 April. We are ambitious to continue to grow the Winchester Books Festival. Please follow us on https://lnkd.in/eJ6GwJHc or sign up for updates via our website https://lnkd.in/etyvqJDc Adeliia Niemchunova Dominic Lambrechts Adam Clark and the @uowmediafilm team were a joy for festival founders Sophie Liardet and Sian Searles to work with. Savills Paris Smith LLP ADAM Architecture Rathbones Group Plc Rothmans Chartered Accountants Winchester BID

One of the Crime Day talks on Friday 19 April will be Dr Sohom Das talking about his book In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice and Recovery from a Forensic Mind. See the clip below to find out more from the man himself. https://lnkd.in/esFv7adZ University of Winchester Katie Fulford

4 days to go until the Winchester Books Festival 2024. 20 events packed into amazing venues across Winchester. If you have never attended a Books Festival, the clip below will help you to understand why it is a special experience. Come and find out more this weekend. Be inspired. Thank you to Think Creative for the clip below and Adeliia Niemchunova for all the work with promotion on https://lnkd.in/eJ6GwJHc Thank you to our sponsors and venues for helping us to bring such a brilliant line up of speakers to Winchester. University of Winchester Winchester College Theatre Royal Winchester, The Arc, P&G Wells Ltd Winchester Cathedral Wessex Learning Centre, Play to the Crowd Paris Smith LLP Rathbones Group Plc Savills ADAM Architecture Deborah Evans FFRPS FRPharmS FRSPH Hampshire Cultural Trust Waterstones Winchester BID Hampshire Chronicle The Grange The Grange Festival

Delighted to be working with this talented and super responsive team of Winchester based creatives. #hellowinchester

The countdown to the Festival is on. Less than two weeks to go. Our excitement and nervous anticipation is growing, in equal measures. One of the events we are trialling this year (our second year) is We Write. Having held our inaugural Festival last year, we know there are a lot of emerging writers out there. So this event is for you. We have brought together three panels with industry experts to help you with writing your book, getting published and supporting you with a troubleshooting session. Don't miss out on this brilliant opportunity to hone your skills. We will be waiting to have you pitch your book and feature on the stage of a future Winchester Books Festival.... To find out more visit: https://lnkd.in/ecrfB3YZ University of Winchester Sophie Liardet Judith Heneghan Claire Fuller Hampshire County Council Winchester BID Hampshire Cultural Trust

We are looking forward to hosting Edward bulmer on the 21 April. Play to the Crowd Giles Kime Sophie Liardet

When creating something new, such as the Winchester Books Festival, the company you keep can be really vital to your success. This is because building an organisation from scratch takes real courage; a vision of what you want to create and huge amounts of passion to keep you going. On the days when you need support to keep going or a sounding board to sense check and review your actions, it is so important to know who to turn to. It will come as no surprise to anyone who watches the video, that a key person to our success as an organisation has been Christopher Swan Rathbones Group Plc