The Suffolk Book League is pleased to publicise the following local and national literary-related organisations, information and events.

LOCAL BOOK GROUPS AND WRITERS

• Suffolk-based reading groups: http://readinggroups.org/groups/location/suffolk/
• Greyhound Book Group: www.greyhoundbookgroup.co.uk
• Ipswich Book Club: http://ipswichbookclub.wordpress.com
• Waterfront Book Club: www.danceeast.co.uk/Waterfront%20Book%20Club.aspx
• Wellington Book Club: www.thewellingtonbookclub.co.uk
• Ipswich Children’s Book Group: www.icbg.co.uk
  The Ipswich Children's Book Group is a registered charity that promotes children's books and reading.  To contact Ipswich Children's Book Group please email: icbg@hotmail.co.uk
• Katie Ward – Ipswich-based author of “Girl Reading”, which was officially launched by the Suffolk Book League in May 2011.
  Website: www.katieward.co.uk
  Facebook: www.facebook.com/katiewardwriter
  Twitter: @katiewardwriter
• Robert Radcliffe – lives in Suffolk and is an experienced pilot. He has written four novels, two published under a different name. The Suffolk Book League hosted the book launch for “Across the Blood-Red Skies” in June 2010.

LOCAL BOOKSHOPS

• Aldeburgh Bookshop, Aldeburgh, Suffolk – www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk
• Browsers Bookshop, Woodbridge, Suffolk – www.browsersbookshop.co.uk (Twitter @browsersbks)
• Waterstones, Ipswich – www.waterstones.com (Twitter @Wstonesipswich)

LOCAL LIBRARIES AND NEWS

• Ipswich Institute – www.ipswichinstitute.org.uk
• Suffolk Libraries – www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/Libraries/
• Read how the Suffolk Book League campaigned to keep all the libraries in Suffolk open in Spring 2011: www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk_top_authors_urge_libraries_rethink_1_820615

LOCAL LITERARY PUBLICATIONS

• Literary Suffolk Booklet – www.literarysuffolk.paperviewer.co.uk

Do you enjoy visiting places where writers and poets have lived, or set their works?  On holiday do you try to read books set in that area? This free e-book has been prepared for people just like you! Hard copies are also available from Suffolk’s numerous Tourist Information Centres.

• Lip is the creative writing anthology from IP1 – the arts magazine for Ipswich

Showcasing a new wave of young local writers and illustrators, Lip defines local youth literature today in a style that's visually-exciting, energetic, and self-assured. Lip is available to buy online for just £3 per copy plus 50p postage and packaging. Buy Lip now at www.ip1zine.com/lip

LOCAL UNIVERSITY COURSES / EVENTS

• Suffolk New College: short courses in Creative Writing www.suffolk.ac.uk/our_courses/leisure_learning/literature
• Talks at the University of East Anglia (Creative Writing Faculty) www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/hum/lit/eventsnews
• University Campus Suffolk: School of Arts and Humanities www.ucs.ac.uk/SchoolsAndNetwork/UCSSchools/SchoolofArtsandHumanties/SchoolOfArtsAndHumanities.aspx
• West Suffolk College: short courses in Creative Writing http://enrolment.westsuffolk.ac.uk/website/onlineservices/courses.aspx

LOCAL LITERARY / ARTS FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• Aldeburgh Literary Festival – www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/page/the-10th-aldeburgh-literary-festival
• Debenham Arts Festival – www.debenhamartsfestival.co.uk
• Framlingham Arts Festival – www.artsframlingham.org
• HighTide Festival – www.hightide.org.uk
• Ip-Art (Ipswich Arts Festival) – www.ip-art.com
• Latitude Festival – www.latitudefestival.co.uk/2011
• Lavenham Bi-Annual Literary Festival – www.literaryfestivals.co.uk/lavenham.html
• New Angle Prize for Literature – www.ipswichinstitute.org.uk/NAP.html
• PULSE Fringe Festival – Ipswich’s very own version of the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Many acts perform in Ipswich before they go to Edinburgh so see them in Suffolk first! www.pulsefringe.com
• UEA Literary Festival – www.uea.ac.uk/litfest

NATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVALS

• Cheltenham Literature Festival – www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature
• Edinburgh International Book Festival – www.edbookfest.co.uk
• Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts – www.hayfestival.com/wales
• Jane Austen Festival, Bath – www.janeausten.co.uk/jane-austen-festival
• Oxford Literary Festival – www.oxfordliteraryfestival.com
• Port Eliot Festival – www.porteliotfestival.com
• University of East Anglia Literary Festival – www.uea.ac.uk/litfest
• Ways With Words (Lake District Festival of Words and Ideas) – www.wayswithwords.co.uk/festivals/the-lake-district-23
• Further details of national literary festivals can be found via the links below:
  • www.literaryfestivals.co.uk/eventcalendar.html
  • www.thewordtravels.com/literary-festivals.html

• The Alliance of Literary Societies is the umbrella organisation for literary societies and groups in the UK.
• Bookgroup Info is an independent site providing information for readers, book groups, reading groups and book clubs. We aim to provide a book lovers' community where you can find unaffiliated book reviews, literary news, interviews with distinguished authors and keep up to date with literary festivals and events.
• Bookhugger is an online literary magazine featuring the best content from the UK's leading publishers.
• Get the latest news about the world of book publishing from The Bookseller
• The Booktrust is an independent national charity which encourages people of all ages and cultures to discover and enjoy reading.
• Contemporary Writers is a unique, searchable database containing up-to-date profiles of many of the UK and Commonwealth's most important living writer.
• "Poetry Towards Peaceful Co-existence" Arabic Poetry Forum, London, 19 October 2011 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XsWlsmF8ZQ
• The Times Literary Supplement includes detailed literary culture and book reviews from the world's finest book critics.
• World Book Day - www.worldbookday.com
• Wold Book Night - www.worldbooknight.org

SELECTED PUBLISHERS

• 4th Estate – www.harpercollins.co.uk/about-harpercollins/Imprints/4th_Estate/Pages/4th_Estate.aspx
• Atlantic Books – www.atlantic-books.co.uk
• Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd – www.bloomsbury.com
• Little, Brown Book Group – www.littlebrown.co.uk
• Orion Books – www.orionbooks.co.uk
• Oxford University Press – www.oup.com
• Penguin – www.penguin.co.uk
• Profile Books – www.profilebooks.com
• Thames & Hudson – www.thamesandhudson.com
• Viking Press – www.us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishers/adult/viking.html
• Virago Press – www.virago.co.uk

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