The Zone
Chill, create, be you at The Zone – Zest Theatre’s award-winning pop-up community space for 11–18 years coming to Newark this summer.
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Fantasy and Adventure Panel
Fantasy and Adventure Panel
Step into magical worlds with authors Michelle Harrison and Philippa Leathley in this thrilling Fantasy and Adventure Panel for 8–13 years.
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Your First Novel – Writing Workshop
Your First Novel – Writing Workshop
Get the tools you need to write your first novel in this interactive writing workshop with The Coffeehouse Writer, Mandi Allen during Newark Book Festival.
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Grow, Play & Live with Luke Palmer
Grow, Play & Live with Luke Palmer
Join award-winning YA author Luke Palmer for a moving talk about his new book Live, the third in his series, following Grow and Play.
9 events,
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An evening with Sophie Hannah
An evening with Sophie Hannah
Internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah is back with a brand-new, unputdownable novel—No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done—and she’s returning to Newark Book Festival to tell all!
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Do Lions Hate Haircuts: Storytime and Craft session
Do Lions Hate Haircuts: Storytime and Craft session
A morning storytime and craft session with author Bethany Walker! Hear Do Lions Hate Haircuts? and design a wild new look for Leonard the Lion.
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Deadly Secrets and Dystopian Fears
Deadly Secrets and Dystopian Fears
A thought-provoking, edge-of-your-seat conversation that blurs the lines between crime, psychological thriller, and dystopian fiction.
13 events,
Literature Village
Books of all genres and local bookish crafts and trinkets. Find the Literature Village under the red and white stripes of the Newark Royal Market
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2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden
2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden
Join Ally Pally Arts in sowing stories and harvesting happy endings at Newark Library to launch the Summer Reading Challenge.
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The Brain at Rest
The Brain at Rest
Discover the science of stillness with neuroscientist Dr Joseph Jebelli at Newark Book Festival this summer as he talks about his latest book The Brain at Rest.
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Young Ambassadors Writing Workshop
Young Ambassadors Writing Workshop
An exclusive creative writing workshop for Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors - our keen writers and storytellers bursting with ideas.
15 events,
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Steve’s Stage – Open Mic Finale
Steve’s Stage – Open Mic Finale
Come to perform, or simply listen and be inspired– An Open Mic finale in memory of the late Steve Cawte, local spoken word artist, performance poet & playwright.
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Trio of Creative Criminals
Trio of Creative Criminals
Prepare for gripping tension in this thrilling panel with M.J. Arlidge, T.M. Logan, and Ian Moore on the creative criminals they write in their books.
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En Plein Aire – Paint Club with Urban Canvas
En Plein Aire – Paint Club with Urban Canvas
Pick up a brush and “have a go with a pro” in this fun, all-ages En Plein Aire art workshop with Urban Canvas at the Newark Book Festival Literature Village.