Festivals

• Huddersfield reports strong online engagement

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  Thursday, 02 April 2020

  Cancelled festival was one of the first to switch to online in face of pandemic
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• Edinburgh International Book Festival cancels due to Covid-19

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  Thursday, 02 April 2020

  Edinburgh Art Festival, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo also cancelled
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• Hay goes online after festival cancelled

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  Thursday, 02 April 2020

  Festival launches podcast and digital initiatives after loss of May event to pandemic
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• Newham Word Festival moves to November

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  Wednesday, 01 April 2020

  Coronavirus epidemic sees summer event rescheduled
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• Paul Blezard launches Lockdown Litfest

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  Tuesday, 31 March 2020

  Support from authors including Ian Rankin, Philip Pullman, Kate Mosse
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• BBC Arts launches the Big Book Weekend

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  Friday, 27 March 2020

  Authors Kit de Waal and Molly Flatt are co-founders
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• Avon launches virtual book festival

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  Thursday, 26 March 2020

  Mel Sherratt, Lorna Cook and CL Taylor among authors appearing
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• June's Brideshead Festival cancelled

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  Friday, 20 March 2020

  Covid-19 forces closure of Castle Howard event
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• Fundraising effort after Hay Festival cancelled

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  Friday, 20 March 2020

  Target of £150,000 to save festival after coronavirus closure: almost £40,000 already pledged
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• Huddersfield Literary Festival reveals digital Mini-Fest

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  Thursday, 19 March 2020

  Monique Roffey took part in a filmed short reading last night
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