2023 Events
2023 Events List ( as of April 24th 2023)
All day long events during the festival.
| Time | Event | Notes |
| 10.00am – 3.00pm | Great Hertford Book Exchange | Bring one/take one in the Book Exchange Tent (all leftovers to go to local charity shops) |
| 10.00am – 3.00pm | Author’s Market | Showcase of 40+ local authors in the Author’s Market Tent. |
Children’s Events
Children’s Activities Tent
| Time | Event | Notes |
| 10.30am – 11.00am | Baby Rhyme Time | In association with Hertford Library. Ticketed (free entry) via EventBrite. Book Here. |
| 11.15am – 12.00pm | Animal Antics: Storytelling | By Vickie Holden-Swinton – Ticketed (free entry) via Eventbrite. Book Here. |
| 12.15pm – 1.00pm | Animal Antics: Storytelling | By Vickie Holden-Swinton – Ticketed (free entry) via Eventbrite. Book Here. |
| 1.00pm – 1.45pm | Leaf Art with Alice Hemmings | That’s My Flower new book – Alice Hemmings (follow on from The Leaf Thief) – Ticketed (free entry) via Eventbrite. Book Here. |
| 2.00pm – 2.45pm | Draw with Leila | Drop-in illustrations workshop for children aged 5+ with Leila Nabih |
Storytelling tent
| Time | Event | Notes |
| 11.30 – 12.00pm | Children’s book- themed yoga | Led by Maria from Boxmoor Yoga |
| 12.30pm – 2.30pm | Children’s Storytime | Featuring local children’s authors |
Adult Events
Author’s in conversation / Author panels
Come and hear some of our authors talk about their books and what inspires their writing. There will be time for questions from the audience and for the authors to sign books afterwards.
| Time | Title | Notes |
| 10.45am – 11.30am | The Rules of Romance | Take a feisty heroine, a meet cute… and lots of obstacles! Lauren Forsythe, Pernille Hughes and Cassidy Reyne talk about how they lead their characters on the roundabout path to love. |
| 11.45am – 12.30pm | Finding Hope | Zoe Jasko and Sara Nisha Adams introduce their new novels and talk about how they got inspiration for their stories of people finding hope in troubled times. |
| 1.00pm – 1.45pm | History Mysteries | Medieval, Tudor, Georgian – plunge into the past with authors Paul Walker, EL Johnson and Wilson McQueen and their tales of crime and adventure. |
| 2.00pm – 2.50pm | Fantasy Forum | Wrap up the day by joining all our fantasy authors for a journey into their strange worlds. |