Hertford Events – Saturday 18th May 2024
All events free and ticketed through Eventbrite.
TIMINGS: 10am- 4pm each day
LOCATION: Castle Grounds
ALL DAY EVENTS:
- Author Market (Author Market): Meet 40 + local authors showcasing their published work
- Hertford Book Exchange (Little Marquee): Bring a book, have a look, take a book !
- Book Talk and Book Treasure Hunt (Storytime Tent): Book treasure hunt – with prizes! Tell us something about your favourite book and contribute to our decorated wall.
- Children’s author readings (Storytime Tent)
| Time | Event Name | Location | Details | Booking Link |
| 9.00am – 10.00am | Quiet session for SEND children, including a chance to meet some authors | Children’s Tent | In association with SPACE Author readings and meet the authors. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herts-book-festival-quiet-hour-tickets-885149725657 |
| 10.00am – 10.30am | Baby Rhyme Time in the Park | Children’s Tent | A fun session of songs and rhymes, in association with the superb Hertford Library team. | Additional Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/baby-rhyme-time-in-the-park-with-hertford-library-additional-free-tickets-tickets-906905608087 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/baby-rhyme- time-in-the-park-with-hertford-library-free- event-tickets-881767920587 (sold out) |
| 10.00am – 11.00am | Books that help Panel and Book Launch | Storytime Tent | Stories are a powerful way to help children address difficult feelings and for adults to talk to kids about complex situations and emotions. Hear Talya, author of the Savanna Therapeutic Stories series, and MG, author of the Big Little Voice series, talk about their books and how they can help. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/books-that-help-panel-and-book-launch-free-event-tickets-902732315657 |
| 10.30am – 11.15am | Author Talk: Writing The Regency with Jessie Lewis | Talks Tent | Meet Jessie Lewis, successful author of Regency and Austen-inspired historical romance. Come armed with your questions, bring your own tea or grab a slice of cake and cup of something warm from our vendors on site. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-the- regency-author-talk-with-jessie-lewis-free- event-tickets-881771691867 |
| 11.30am – 12.10pm | Author Panel: Creating the Crime | Talks Tent | Hear our panel of crime writers, Abi Silver, Heather Critchlow and Philip Cox, talk about how they think up their dark deeds and devious plots. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-the-crime-author-panel-free-event-tickets-881772534387 |
| 11.00am – 12.00pm | Celebrate with Animalympics! | Children’s Tent | Join Josie Dom in a crazy session where you will explore animals, their traits and their favourite sports! You’ll hear extracts from Josie’s Animalympics story, but this isn’t your usual story-time, come prepared to get up and join in. | Additional Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animalympics-event-for-children-additional-free-tickets-tickets-906338612187 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animalympics-craft-event-for-children-free-tickets-879001957517 (sold out) |
| 12.15pm – 1.15pm | Fairies Storytelling | Children’s Tent | Enjoy an interactive session with imaginative activities, puppets, spells and of course our magical fairytale story with Fairy Tara from Tiny T Theatre. | Additional Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fairies-storytelling-additional-event-tickets-tickets-906340216987 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fairies-storytelling-free-event-tickets-899779473627 (sold out) |
| 12.30am – 1.15pm | Author Event: Book Launch | Talks Tent | The Tea Set writers’ group launch their first anthology at the Book Festival, with stories taking an imaginative and thought-provoking look at the modern world. | |
| 1.30pm – 2.15pm | Author Event: Book Launch | Talks Tent | One for young (and not so young) fantasy fans – Ken Boyter, creator of the Edra Tales fantasy world, is launching his first full-length fantasy novel Of Magic & Monkeys. | |
| 1.30pm – 2.30pm | Lift the Flap craft session | Children’s Tent | Free crafting activity session for children, with bestselling author Alice Hemming. | Additional Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lift-the-flap-craft-event-additional-free-tickets-tickets-904232231947 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lift-the-flap-craft-event-free-tickets-881769525387 (sold out) |
| 2.00pm – 2.45pm | Storytime in the Park | Storytime Tent | A fun session of songs and rhymes, in association with the superb Hertford Library team. | Additional Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytime-in-the-park-with-hertford-library-additional-free-tickets-tickets-906911987167 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/story-time-in-the-park-with-hertford-library-free-event-tickets-881770077037 (sold out) |
| 2.30pm – 3.15pm | Author Event: Book Launch | Talks Tent | Roxy Eloise launches the third book in her popular YA series The Guidal – a story of near-future dystopia, teen angst, and rollercoaster adventure. | |
| 3.15pm – 4.00pm | Author Event: BBC’s Fee Mak interviews Kirsty Capes – FREE SHOWCASE EVENT | Talks Tent | Radio 1 presenter and avid book reader Fee Mak talks to rising literary star Kirsty Capes about her new novel Girls. Kirsty’s debut novel Careless was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-event-bbcs-fee-mak-interviews-kirsty-capes-free-showcase-event-tickets-906248131557 |
WORKSHOPS AT ST ANDREW’S CHURCH
| Time | Event | Description | Booking Link |
| 11.00am – 12.00pm | Writing for Children | With bestselling author Alice Hemming. Bring your ideas for a children’s book to life in this active workshop for adults, led by Alice, author of The Leaf Thief and The Midnight Unicorn. | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-for-children-workshop-free-event-tickets-881773076007 |