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Fowey Festival Adult Short Story Competition 2022 – Opens December 6th 2021
As part of the 2022 festival, Fowey Festival will again be holding a short story competition for adults. For 2022 the title chosen is ‘Spring Picture’. This was the title of one of Daphne du Maurier’s less well known short stories, published in 1944. Hopefully, this year’s carefully chosen title will inspire all budding authors to write with a sense of optimism after the difficult period which forced the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 Festivals (but not the short story competitions). Entries must be no more than 1500 words and must include the title, but its interpretation is entirely up to you! The competition is open to all those over 16 years of age by the opening of the Festival, May 6th 2022. The entry cost is £10. There will be a first prize of £200 and a second prize of £100. The competition will open to entries on December 6th, 2021 and close on March 6th, 2022. Judging will then take place to enable winners to be announced in time for an award ceremony at the 2022 Festival. For full details, please click here: https://www.foweyfestival.com/competitions-and-awards/short-story-competition-for-adults/ |
Awards for Fowey Festival Young Writers and Artists Competition 2021 – results and presentations
The winning entries for the Fowey Festival Young Writers and Artists Competition 2021 have been announced, and the presentation ceremony, attended by the winning children, parents, teachers, judges, and members of the Fowey Festival Board of Trustees, took place at Fowey Hall Hotel last Saturday afternoon, 25th September 2021.
To read more and to see the winning entries, please click here:
https://www.foweyfestival.com/competitions-and-awards/awards-for-young-writers-and-artists/
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Zoom Events
In March, following the success of the marvellous talk given by Dr Helen Doe in February about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Britain, the Fowey Festival team continue their series of zoom events with a fascinating evening with Dr Helen Taylor. Helen’s talked about her latest book, Why Women Read Fiction: The Stories of Our Lives. In May, another zoom event took place, in which Gill Hornby was in conversation with Festival Trustee Debbie Dance, discussing her highly acclaimed novel Miss Austen.
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Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature, May 2021
Following the Prime Minister's latest announcement regarding social distancing restrictions and public gatherings, the board of trustees of the Fowey festival have confirmed that they will not be holding the 2021 Festival, scheduled for May 8th -15th.
The good news is, in 2022, the Festival will take place on May 6th – 14th. The team are committed to delivering a Festival to remember, so please add the dates to your diary.
Ticket Holders for the May 2021 Festival
All ticket holders will receive an email directly from the Festival Box Office by Friday, February 26th outlining your options. If by any chance you have not heard from us by then, please send an email stating the name that you used to book your tickets to the following address: storemanager@foweyfestival.com
Events in 2021
The Fowey Festival board of trustees are working on a series of online events to take place throughout the year and hopefully some face-to-face events later in the year. They will email you about upcoming events, with full details on the Fowey Festival website (www.foweyfestival.com) and social media channels. We will also keep you informed through the Daphne du Maurier website Fowey Festival pages. Everyone involved in organising and taking part in these events looks forward to seeing as many of you as possible at them.
Sustainability of the Festival
We realise that not holding the May 2021 Festival is a disappointment to visitors, authors and all those involved with the running of the Festival. It is important that we plan for the future and the sustainability of the Festival.
For obvious reasons and like many, Fowey Festival have had a very difficult year, with little financial support for our industry. With sustainability in mind, we are continuing to run our fundraising campaign, and we would be most grateful if you would help us to share. The link to the fundraising site is:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?campaignId=11702
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A literary festival has taken place in Fowey for many years, the first being The Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts and Literature in May 1997. This was a community initiative which had the full support of the du Maurier Browning family and was timed to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Daphne’s birth. |
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When the festival in Fowey began it was a rare and special event, which thrived through the good years of the 2000s. But, as the decade drew to a close, a huge range of literary festivals all over the country gave people a greater choice of venue, and politics and the recession began to play their part in what was to become quite a struggle for survival. |
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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.
Last updated 26th November 2021 Website by WesternWeb Ltd
