Alton Word Fest

Alton Word Fest Festival that ran from 2008 - 2013 and is no longer running. Previously, was an annual literary festival taking place in Alton, Hampshire, UK

Our speakers were author Debbie Sellwood and publisher Colum Hayward.  Together they presented the award certificates fo...
27/08/2014

Our speakers were author Debbie Sellwood and publisher Colum Hayward. Together they presented the award certificates for the Adult Creative Writing Competition, and the prize tickets were drawn for the raffle.

Winners of the Children's Creative Writing Compteition were given their prizes and certificates by Mayor Sue Hodder.  Th...
26/08/2014

Winners of the Children's Creative Writing Compteition were given their prizes and certificates by Mayor Sue Hodder. The evening continued with a Spelling Bee contest.

As part of the National Poetry Day events, Jane Austen's House Museum held a poetry picnic, including a reading in their...
26/08/2014

As part of the National Poetry Day events, Jane Austen's House Museum held a poetry picnic, including a reading in their education room and a chance for participants to read their own poem in the garden.

26/08/2014
21/08/2014

In 2014 we have decided to stop running Alton Word Fest, but the picture galleries record what went on over the six years it ran. Who knows, it may start again one day if there is a will.

Autumn Showcase of a range of music sung by the youth section of St Lawrence Church Choir.
29/10/2013

Autumn Showcase of a range of music sung by the youth section of St Lawrence Church Choir.

Amery Hill students battle it out with 5 minute stories.
29/10/2013

Amery Hill students battle it out with 5 minute stories.

18/10/13
29/10/2013

18/10/13

18/10/13: Children in three categories were awarded for their entries in both prose and poetry.  Awards were made by Sar...
29/10/2013

18/10/13: Children in three categories were awarded for their entries in both prose and poetry. Awards were made by Sarah O'Donoghue, President of Alton Lions.

17/10/13: Author Jack Sheffield with the winners in both the prose and poetry competitions.
29/10/2013

17/10/13: Author Jack Sheffield with the winners in both the prose and poetry competitions.

17/10/13: Author Jack Sheffield spoke about his experiences as an author and threw in a number of his funny stories to m...
29/10/2013

17/10/13: Author Jack Sheffield spoke about his experiences as an author and threw in a number of his funny stories to make the evening very enjoyable for all.

3/10/13: Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton asked the public to write poems to hang on their washing lines.
29/10/2013

3/10/13: Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton asked the public to write poems to hang on their washing lines.

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