Wimbledon BookFest launches annual Young Writers Competition
Wimbledon BookFest has launched its 18th annual Young Writers Competition, with the theme of The Game.
Rose Goddard appointed Executive Director at Wimbledon BookFest
Rose Goddard, formerly Prize Manager for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Head of Trusts at Achates, has been appointed to the newly created role.
Axis Foundation Supports Wimbledon BookFest
Donation will fund free books for schoolchildren
2023 – Celebrating an incredible year at Wimbledon BookFest
Packed programme of events brings the best in books, culture and the arts to south-west London
Wimbledon BookFest features in Sir Lenny Henry documentary
Sir Lenny’s World Book Day event captured on film for One of a Kind
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.
The Merton Big Read: Connecting community through books
Wimbledon BookFest – in partnership with Merton Libraries – has launched Merton’s first ever Big Read; a shared reading scheme which aims to connect the local community through books and stories.
