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Dates for your diary
Fowey Festival 7-15 May 2021
***** The Awards for Young Writers and Artists 2021 competition launches today - 11th January 2021 The Awards for Young Writers and Artists 2021 competition is launched today and this year's theme is Stepping Through a Door. Fowey Festival invites children and young people to create their own original story, poem, or picture and enter their competition to become the Fowey Festival Young Writer or Young Artist of the Year, 2021. For full details go to: https://www.foweyfestival.com/competitions-and-awards/awards-for-young-writers-and-artists/
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Fowey Festival Short Story Competition For Adults 2021 Fowey Festival has launched its Short Story Competition for 2021. As we come to the end of what has been a very challenging year, the idea of writing a short story could provide a welcome distraction and get your creative juices flowing. The theme for this year’s competition is “Breaking Point”, based on Daphne du Maurier’s short story collection The Breaking Point, written at a time when her life was particularly challenging. Whatever the competition title conjures up for you, be it a humorous tale or one of a serious nature, the Fowey Festival would love to read your story! The entry fee is £10, which goes towards supporting the future of the Festival. The competition will open for entries on 7th December and close on 7th March 2021. Entries are to be no more than 1,500 words. For full information about entering the competition, the entry form and terms and conditions, please click here: https://www.foweyfestival.com/competitions-and-awards/short-story-competition-for-adults/
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Michael Portillo
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Our donations page is still open at: The du Maurier Festival Society Registered Office: 74 Lostwithiel Street, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1BQ
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December 2020: The Fowey Festival’s first-ever fundraising online auction has been a great success. The board of trustees send thanks to all those who got involved, by either donating items for the auction lots, or bidding – or both! The last 24 hours saw some frantic bidding, which was hugely exciting to watch and take part in. The whole of the Festival Team very much appreciates the generosity of everyone who took part.
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There will be no Literary Festival in Fowey in 2020 2nd July 2020: The 2020 Fowey Festival, which was initially postponed from May until September because of the Covid-19 pandemic has been cancelled. The Fowey Festival Board of Trustees have been monitoring the situation throughout the past months, but have now, with heavy hearts, announced that the Fowey Festival will not take place this year. Work continues on the 2021 Festival, scheduled for 7th – 15th May. Meanwhile, please stay safe and well everyone, and we look forward to seeing you at the Fowey Festival in 2021.
The formula is still one of walks, exhibitions, talks, workshops, plays and music events but also includes an Art Trail, which gives local artists the opportunity to open their homes and studios to show their work. Another popular addition in the Secret Gardens Programme, through which local people open their gardens to festival goers. The festival also always makes a point of focusing on events to include children. In 2016 the name of the festival was tweaked slightly, to reflect more accurately what the festival does, and became the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature. Despite Daphne du Maurier's name no longer being in the festival title she is still a vital part of the proceedings. We can now confirm that the dates of the next Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature are 7th - 15th May 2021. We will being you news of what you can look forward to and link you with the festival website, so that you can be completely up to date with all festival news. | Read more...
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