Hertford Events
Herts Book Festival will take place on May 7th, 2022 in Hertford. All events take place on the Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR , unless otherwise specified.
All Day Events:
- 10:00 – 16:00 – Face-painting from The Paintertainer.
- 11:00 – 16:00 – Great Hertford Book Exchange – Book Exchange Tent – Hertford Castle Grounds
- 11:00 – 16:00 – Author Market – Author Market Stalls – Hertford Castle Grounds
Other Events :
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10:00-10:30 | Baby Rhyme (Baby Rhyme Time is a fun half hour session of songs and rhymes suitable for babies and toddlers.) | Hertford Library (Dolphin Yd, 10 Maidenhead St, Hertford SG14 1DR) |
| 10:00 | Author Event – Alice Hemming (She will be doing readings and talking about her work.) | Leaf Café (8 Old Cross, Hertford SG14 1RB) |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Baby Rhyme (Baby Rhyme Time is a fun half hour session of songs and rhymes suitable for babies and toddlers.) | Hertford Library (Dolphin Yd, 10 Maidenhead St, Hertford SG14 1DR) |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | FREE TICKETED WORKSHOP : Writing your memoir with Dr Bev Morris (Limited Places. Please register here.) | Hertford (Old Cross) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | FREE TICKETED WORKSHOP : Family Poetry with Chris Burleigh (Limited Places. Please register here.) | Storytelling Tent – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Children’s Storybook Yoga with Maria Oliver | Dancefloor – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | FREE TICKETED WORKSHOP : Writing Historical Fiction – Dr Kat Armstrong (Limited Places. Please register here.) | Hertford (Old Cross) |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | FREE TICKETED EVENT : “Elves and the Shoemaker” – with Vickie Holden-Swinton based on the book. ( Limited Places. Please register here.) | Storytelling Tent – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Strange Worlds Abena Eyeson (author of ‘Looking Up’) and Roxy Eloise (author of ‘The Guidal’) talk about writing for teenagers and how fiction can help adolescents face change and the unknown in their lives. | Panel Gazebo – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 14:00 | Author Event with Alice Hemming (She will be doing readings and talking about her work.) | Leaf Café (8 Old Cross, Hertford SG14 1RB) |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | FREE TICKETED WORKSHOP: Wild Your Words FREE Nature and Non Fiction Writing Workshop with El Rhodes (Limited Places. Please register here.) | Hertford (Old Cross) |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | The Story in History Louisa Treger (‘Madwoman’) and Zoe Jasko (’What the Wind Saw’) discuss how they research and create vivid historical stories. | Panel Gazebo – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Dance showcase – DH Dance Academy – inspired by the classical book Matilda | Dancefloor – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Tales of the Dark Fantastic J.S.Watts (the ‘Witchlight’ trilogy) and John Tarrow (‘A Stranger’s Guide to Talliston’) talk about myth and magic in their work. | Panel Gazebo – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Imagination Dance – Dance for all ( A Harry Potter themed event) | Dancefloor – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | The Power of Stories Sara Nisha Adams (‘The Reading List’) and Nick Jubber (‘The Fairytellers’) talk about the age-old power of literature and its effect on our lives. | Panel Gazebo – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Life and Love Lauren Forsythe (‘The Fixer Upper’) and Hina Belitz (‘To Lahore With Love’) on their novels about women trying to navigate the choppy seas of life and relationships. | Panel Gazebo – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Imajica Theatre – ‘Relaxed inclusive theatre’ | Storytelling Tent – Hertford Castle Grounds, SG14 1HR |
