Wimbledon BookFest 2023
This year our 10 day autumn festival will take place in central Wimbledon as we rebuild a festival for the future. Sharing and telling stories that help shape the world.
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2023 Programme Now Available
Copies are being posted out to our Friends and customers, and are also available to pick up from:
Wimbledon & Merton libraries, Waterstones Wimbledon and Wimbledon Books in Wimbledon Village.
Schools Events
Every year more than 10,000 children from schools across south London attend events or take part in projects focused on literacy and run by Wimbledon BookFest. School events this autumn include David Walliams, Cressida Cowell, George the Poet, Nikita Gil, SF Said and Katherine Rundell. For the full line-up click here.
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Merton Big Read 2023
This year we’re running our first Merton Big Read with Merton libraries. We want as many people to read Mohsin Hamid’s engaging story The Last White Man. Borrow the book and register as a reader for a chance to win £100! Mohsin will be Zooming in from Pakistan for a live event at Wimbledon BookFest on Sat 21 October as part of our new partnership with Lahore Literary Festival. Partnered events include Osman Yousefzada, Aasmah Mir, Nandini Das and Ravinder Bhogal. Watch this space.
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What’s been happening?
Global Connections
Wimbledon BookFest Partners with the Lahore Literary Festival
Free tickets for Merton residents at Wimbledon BookFest
Partnership with Merton Libraries brings free events to selected postcode areas
BookFest Announces Word Up! Events For Schools
Wimbledon BookFest has announced its celebrated Word Up! programme of events for schools – welcoming some of the UK’s leading children’s authors to the New Wimbledon Theatre this autumn.
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