WELCOME!
THIS PAGE GIVES YOU THE LATEST SOUTHAM BOOKFEST NEWS​​
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October 14th 2024
BOOK IN THE WINDOW COMPETITION - the winners are:
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1st Place: Grineaux Accountants - Noah’s Ark
2nd Place: Galanos House - War Horse
3rd Place: Coventry Building Society- Where’s Wally?
Highly Commended: Southam Library who collaborated with Southam College - His Dark Materials Northern Lights
There were some amazing entries (25 in total) and obviously a lot of work has gone into the windows. We should like to say congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part.
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October 13th 2024
FLASH FICTION - 100 WORD COMPETITION RESULTS ARE IN!
We had over 200 entries this year with some splendid stories.
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1st Prize - 'Tim' by Terry Kerins
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2nd Prize - 'Hedgerow Memory' by Becky Willis
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3rd Prize - 'Dressed by Success' by Matthew Shepherd
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To read the winning stories, head over to the competition page.
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October 7th 2024
Here is a trail map of the Book In The Window displays, if you haven't ventured around them all yet.
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October 6th 2024
The 2024 Flash Fiction competition is now closed.
We have had over 200 entries from around the UK and far beyond.
The shortlist can be found by clicking on the competition page here.
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September 24th 2024
Our two eternal speaker events are now bookable on Eventbrite - entry is free, ticketing is to ensure we have enough seats and refreshments.
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Southam Library - Tuesday 8th October 7:30 - 9-ish.
Suzanne Lissaman - "You're never too old to write your first book".
A more detailed version of the above talk.
Book your ticket here via Eventbrite - entry is free, the booking is just to ensure we have enough seats and refreshments!
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Southam Community Hub (at Galanos House) Wednesday October 9th 7:30 - 9-ish
Steve Ford - "20 West"
Steve will give a more detailed talk about his adventures in aviation.
Book your ticket here via Eventbrite - entry is free, the booking is just to ensure we have enough seats and refreshments.
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September 8th 2024
Southam Book Festival's 2024 Flash Fiction Competition is now closed. There's more information on the Competitions page.Thank you to everyone who entered.The judges are now hard at work.Good luck everyone.
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August 10th 2024
We have now confirmed speakers for two evening events at the Library and the Community Hub at Galanos House.
These popular talks give the authors more time to go into their chosen subject and allow for a more detailed Q&A / discussion with audience members afterwards.
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August 7th 2024
The speaker schedule for 2024 has now been finalised.
This year we have a wonderfully eclectic mix of talent for you.
Click here to go to the speaker page.
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The summary time table is as follows:
June 1st 2024
The Southam Book Festival Flash Fiction competition is now open.
Full details of how to enter, along with the rules and conditions, can be found here.
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In summary, the competition seeks entries of 100 words or less, which must include the key word as described on the 100 WORDS 2024 page.
May 12th 2024
The Southam Book Festival Flash Fiction competition will be opening shortly,
on June 1st.
Full details of how to enter, along with the rules and conditions, can be found here.
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In summary, the competition seeks entries of 100 words or less, which must include the key word as described on the 100 WORDS 2024 page.
The Southam Book Festival Flash Fiction competition will be opening shortly,
on June 1st.
Full details of how to enter, along with the rules and conditions, can be found here.
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In summary, the competition seeks entries of 100 words or less, which must include the key word as described on the 100 WORDS 2024 page.
March 17th 2024
The South Warwickshire Literary Festival is currently running a writing competition which closes shortly, so if anyone wants to get a bit of practice in before we open ours, details are on the flyer below - just click on the image to visit the page.
March 12th 2024
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Not a lot to see yet - we have only just started our planning, but we will be posting news as and when it happens.
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We have had a lot of interest already, especially as we had more authors wanting to attend than we could accommodate last year, so they will get first dibs this year.
March 11th 2024
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
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Once again we are looking for a couple more volunteers to augment our core team. Enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help with the planning and organising of the 2024 festival and on the day. If you've got a skill you think we might need, an idea for an event you'd like to be involved in, or you just want to rock up and help on the day, we'd love to hear from you.
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Typical activities include:-
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Liaising with potential exhibitors.
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Identifying those who would provide an amusing talk or informative panel discussion.
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Identifying marketing ideas and opportunities and implementing them.
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Design and print of physical media.
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Continual development of our social media strategy and managing their feeds.
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Providing support to the webmaster.
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Managing bookings via Eventbrite.
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Book in the Window competition for local shops and business.
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Flash Fiction 100 words competition.
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Coordinating the kitchen - organising drinks, cakes and snacks - running the kitchen on the day with our regular volunteers.
These are the main activities - there are plenty more.​
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If you want to know more see the contacts page or email directly southambookfest@gmail.com
FUNDING​
We are a charity, run by volunteers, and the costs of putting on the festival come entirely from donations, sponsors and flash fiction entry fees, which also pays for the prizes.
If you enjoy what we are doing and would like to see it continue, please consider making a donation if you can, no matter how small.
If you would like to contribute, just click on the JustGiving logo below and you will be taken to our page.
THANK YOU!
