Literature Village

Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

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

The Brain at Rest

Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

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.

2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden

Newark Library Children's Area Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark

Join Ally Pally Arts in sowing stories and harvesting happy endings at Newark Library to launch the Summer Reading Challenge.

Young Ambassadors Writing Workshop

Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, United Kingdom

An exclusive creative writing workshop for Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors - our keen writers and storytellers bursting with ideas.

Byron’s Manor: Birthplace of his poetry

Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Explore Lord Byron’s early life and poetry with Byron expert Geoffrey Bond, author of Byron’s Manor, at this special Newark Book Festival event.

Bookbench Storytime: Newark By Day/Night Bench

Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors for a free storytime session at Newark Town Hall.

Bookbench Storytime: Castles in the Air Bench

Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)

Enjoy one of three Newark Bookbench Storytime sessions at the Castles in the Air Bench with a dragons and fairytales theme.

Dragons and Fairytale Fun

Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)

Join the Inspire Learning and Music teams in a Dragons and Fairytale themed afternoon, with drop-in arts and crafts, have-a-go music sessions and meet Sapphire the Dragon and her friend Sparky.