Special Children’s Show
with
Anthony Pedley
Sunday, 24th October 10.30am-11.30am
Venue: Frinton Tennis Club, Holland Avenue, FRINTON
Time: 10.30am
Tickets: Admission free
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A Taste of Dahl
Author: festival
Some photos from the event
Crime and Wine
with
Fiona Barton & S. J. Watson
We are thrilled to welcome two crime authors for our opening night – Fiona Barton and S.J. Watson.
Fiona Barton is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Widow, The Child and The Suspect.
S J Watson’s first novel, Before I Go To Sleep, has sold more than six million copies worldwide and was turned into a major motion film. His subsequent novels, Second Life and Final Cut, have also been published to great acclaim.
Venue: McGrigor Hall, Fourth Avenue, FRINTON
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £12.50 (includes a glass of wine)
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Friday, 22nd October 2021
Some photos from the event
Friday Evening
with
Emma Soames
In 1939 a 17-year-old found herself in one of the most extraordinary positions at an extraordinary time: it was the outbreak of WWII, and her father was about to become Prime Minister. In Mary Churchill’s War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill’s Youngest Daughter, edited in association with the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, her daughter, Emma Soames, presents a unique perspective of this remarkable historical moment, capturing what it was like to be a young woman full of joie de vivre coming of age in the wartime years.
Venue: McGrigor Hall, Fourth Avenue, FRINTON
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10.00
Some photos from the event
The Philomena Dwyer Literary Lunch
with
Lady Glenconner
Anne Glenconner’s memoir Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown has become a global sensation. She returns to Frinton for the first time since her childhood summer holidays to share her experiences of life with Princess Margaret, being a Maid of Honour to the Queen at the Coronation and the inspiration behind her second novel, set in East Anglia: A Haunting at Holkham. ‘Remarkable: if your jaw doesn’t drop at least three times every chapter you haven’t been paying attention’ – Sunday Times.
Venue: Frinton Tennis Club, Holland Road, FRINTON
Time: 1.00pm
Tickets: £28 (includes two course lunch)
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Sunday, 24th October 2021
Some photos from the event
Afternoon Tea
with
Charlie Corbett
By reconnecting with the wildlife all around him and learning to move with the rhythms of the natural world, Charlie Corbett discovered nature’s powerful ability to heal. In 12 Birds to Save Your Life he shows there is joy to be found if we know where to look and how to listen. From solitary skylarks to squabbling sparrows, he explores the place of these birds in our history, culture and landscape. ‘Lyrical and life-affirming’, Raynor Winn.
Venue: Frinton Tennis Club, Holland Avenue, FRINTON
Time: 3.00pm
Tickets: £15.00 (includes afternoon tea)
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Short story competition 2019
Thank you to everyone who entered our competition. The winners have been chosen – full details are on the competition page
http://www.frintonliteraryfestival.co.uk/short-story-competition-2019/
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Short story competition 2019
Thank you to everyone who entered our “Tendring Tales” short story competition.
The deadline has now passed, and the entries (all 28 of them) are currently being sent out to the 3 judges. They will hope to announce a winner by the 10th of November, or very shortly afterwards.
Another fantastic turnout for Afternoon Tea at the Frinton Golf Club (website).
We were delighted to welcome Vaseem Khan (website), whose Inspector Chopra and Baby Ganesh Agency series are incredibly popular.
We were delighted that Vaseem stayed on to sign some of his books and talk to attendees to his event.
A full sell-out house at the McGrigor Hall for the visit of ex-MP, Alan Johnson.
Alan Johnson (website), signing his fascinating memoirs.
Alan’s latest memoir traces his love of music, from when he was a child to the present day.