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Margate Bookie
Margate Bookie, the friendly literary festival by the sea announces a stellar line up which includes Deborah Levy, Adam Kay, A.C. Grayling, Sathnam Sanghera, Andi Osho, Yomi Adegoke, Rob Newman,, Miki Berenyi, Ian Dunt and Daisy Buchanan alongside an exciting new venue partnership with the iconic Dreamland.
A source of inspiration to artists and writers including J.M.W. Turner, Tracey Emin, T.S. Elliott and Graham Swift, Margate is the home of the friendliest lit fest by the sea, the Margate Bookie. Now in its eighth year Margate Bookie will take place Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October with an invigorating line-up to refresh your senses and recharge your mind. Featuring poetry and music, comedy and art, politics and fiction, and an extensive fun-packed children’s programme, the Bookie has plenty to encourage young and old to dive into books.
Margate Bookie are delighted to announce a new venue partnership with Dreamland, alongside our long-standing venue partners, the Turner Contemporary Gallery and The Margate School, and are proud to be part of the town’s regeneration story. This October we are looking forward to welcoming leading authors and new visitors to the delights of Margate, to promote local creative talent and to help build an inclusive hub for readers and writers across Thanet. The programme this year features creative writing workshops, a poetry slam headlined by UK Poetry Slam Champion Rick Dove and two full days of children’s events.
Perfectly timed for October half-term the Bookie children’s programme is jam packed with brilliant authors to keep kids of all ages entertained. Adam Kay and fellow comedian and illustrator Henry Paker will be tickling funny bones on Saturday and Sathnam Sanghera kickstarts Sunday with his family-friendly adaptation, Stolen History, taking kids on an illuminating tour of the hidden secrets and stories of the British Empire over four centuries.
A source of inspiration to artists and writers including J.M.W. Turner, Tracey Emin, T.S. Elliott and Graham Swift, Margate is the home of the friendliest lit fest by the sea, the Margate Bookie. Now in its eighth year Margate Bookie will take place Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October with an invigorating line-up to refresh your senses and recharge your mind. Featuring poetry and music, comedy and art, politics and fiction, and an extensive fun-packed children’s programme, the Bookie has plenty to encourage young and old to dive into books.
Margate Bookie are delighted to announce a new venue partnership with Dreamland, alongside our long-standing venue partners, the Turner Contemporary Gallery and The Margate School, and are proud to be part of the town’s regeneration story. This October we are looking forward to welcoming leading authors and new visitors to the delights of Margate, to promote local creative talent and to help build an inclusive hub for readers and writers across Thanet. The programme this year features creative writing workshops, a poetry slam headlined by UK Poetry Slam Champion Rick Dove and two full days of children’s events.
Perfectly timed for October half-term the Bookie children’s programme is jam packed with brilliant authors to keep kids of all ages entertained. Adam Kay and fellow comedian and illustrator Henry Paker will be tickling funny bones on Saturday and Sathnam Sanghera kickstarts Sunday with his family-friendly adaptation, Stolen History, taking kids on an illuminating tour of the hidden secrets and stories of the British Empire over four centuries.
Thu 19 Oct to Sunday 22 Oct 2023
Dreamland Middlesex
So start planning your October trip to Margate – tickets for Margate Bookie are on sale now via www.margatebookie.com.
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