
The heart and soul of our charity’s mission. Bringing authors and children together in fantastic interactive events to inspire a love of reading.
BookFest Chichester 2025 will be coming to a school near you between 7th and 9th October
BookFest Chichester 2025 will be coming to a school near you between 7th and 9th October
Our BookFests
'The lack of book ownership prevents many children from accessing the lifelong academic and economic benefits of reading for pleasure.' NLT
We are passionate about increasing the accessibility of books and stories and encouraging children to read widely.
Our BookFests bring authors into schools to enthuse and inspire the children, to answer their many and varied questions and sign a book for each child to keep.
Recent research by the National Literacy Trust shows that, ‘at least 400,000 children may not have the privilege of owning their own book and are missing out on a host of associated benefits.’
Holding the festival in schools means we can reach children directly. In 2024 alone, we gave over 5400 signed books to participating children and we are working to grow that number each year.
Our Authors
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Lucy Brandt
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Matt Carr
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James Carter
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Catherine Cawthorne
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Joseph Coelho
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Sam Copeland
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Joseph Elliott
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Maz Evans
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Natasha Farrant
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Jono Ganz
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Smriti Halls
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Vashti Hardy
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Sophy Henn
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Zehra Hicks
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Leigh Hodgkinson
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Gareth P Jones
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Kieran Larwood
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Iszi Lawrence
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Neal Layton
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MG Leonard
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Zohra Nabi
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Giles Paley-Phillips
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Simon Philip
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Onjali Q Rauf
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Lawrence Roberts
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SF Said
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Sam Sedgman
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Adam Stower
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Stephanie Taylor
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Kate Wakeling
Previous BookFests
Previous BookFests
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Children's BookFest Bognor 2025
4th and 5th February
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Children's BookFest Chichester 2024
8th - 10th October 2024
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Children’s BookFest Bognor 2024
6th - 7th February 2024
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Children’s BookFest Chichester 2023
3rd - 5th October 2023
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Children’s BookFest Bognor 2023
7th - 8th February 2023
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Children's BookFest Chichester 2022
October 2022
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Children's BookFest Chichester 2021
October 2021
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Children's BookFest 2019
October 2019
