Glossop BookFest
A platform for creative writers and illustrators of all ages and abilities, professional or amateur
Glossop BookFest 2025
A family friendly, community event
Saturday, 22nd November
Victoria Hall, Glossop
1 – 4pm
FREE ENTRY
For details, contact: hello@glossopbookfest.co.uk
Calling authors, illustrators, artists and artisans with book-related work to sell
Christmas is coming ! Don’t miss this opportunity to take part in the 3rd Glossop BookFest and offer your work for sale.
Let us know if you want to reserve a display space for a poster promoting your work. If you book before the end of October you will be promoted on our website too!
Children's poetry Writing competition
Theme: Trains and Travellers
Inviting original work
from children
7 – 11 years
up to 40 lines
Submit entries by November 15th 2025
Join in workshops and activities, make connections and build networks
In addition to our annual BookFest Event, at which all local writers and illustrators have an opportunity to showcase their work, alongside childrens’ and interactive activities, we run monthly Open Mic sessions with guest speakers and contributions from local writers and songwriters/musicians, and writing competitions for local children.
For details, contact: hello@glossopbookfest.co.uk
OPEN MIC
TBC
At Glossop Labour Club
7.30 – 9.30 pm
Guest Poet: TBC
Musical interlude with Dimestore Dirtbags
Glossop Bookfest hosts monthly Open Mic events. Our aim is to attract, encourage and promote local creatives such as poets, storytellers, songwriters/musicians to share their work on an open platform.
BOOK YOUR SLOT WITH ANDY
openmic@glossopbookfest.co.uk
Acknowledgements
We are very grateful to the Foundation Derbyshire via its FD General Fund/25/2/APP10114 and to local business Seal and Valve Services UK Ltd. for generous financial support. Without those grants we would not be able to operate.
We also wish to thank High Peak CVS for their invaluable, and continuing, help and advice.
