Open Book 2023 | Youth Fest Programme is Live

YOUTH FEST
25 MARCH – 1 APRIL

WORKSHOP WEEK 5 – 10 JUNE

OPEN BOOK FESTIVAL 8 – 10 SEPTEMBER
The Youth Fest programme is now live on our site! All events are free, but booking is essential.
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Open Book Fest 2023 | Youth Fest Announcement

YOUTH FEST
25 MARCH – 1 APRIL

WORKSHOP WEEK 5 – 10 JUNE

OPEN BOOK FESTIVAL 8 – 10 SEPTEMBER
We’re kicking off 2023 with our first dedicated Youth Fest! While we have run a large number of […]

OBF Sept 2022 | PODCASTS

Thank you to all who joined us for the September festival – it was an incredible 3 days!

For those who couldn’t make it, or for those who had to make a difficult decisions between […]

Open Book is just around the corner!

A reminder to book your tickets!

Open Book is just round the corner! The programme is available in different formats for your convenience – as a print-friendly download, a digital flipbook, or the traditional day-by-day listing […]

OPEN BOOK WORKSHOP WEEK

26 – 29 JULY 2022

Ahead of the Festival in September, we are delighted to bring aspiring and experienced writers a series of workshops by facilitators that offer something very special. Space is limited, so be […]

We’ve moved away from print and are excited to showcase our first digital flip book!

This year has been an exciting ‘full of firsts’ experience – and it’s only March! Not only are we going to see each other in what feels like a few days, but we’ve also taken […]

Open Book Programme Goes Live!

We’re excited to announce that the programme is out!

It’s been such a long time since we last had the opportunity to come together and celebrate the books we’ve loved, find new reads, meet people and […]

The podcast series is in its final week!

We’re finishing off the series with two conversations, ‘After Life’ and ‘The Thing About Love’.

Grieving has become central to our lives, and in many instances, we have had to figure out how to grieve in […]

What you have to look forward to in week two!

There are three episodes coming your way this week, the first of which is ‘Virtually Queer’, a conversation which explores queerness in relation to online spaces. Join Efemia Chela, Robert Hamblin, Tiffany Mugo in a […]

The first week of the Open Book Podcast Series has begun!

One of the highlights of each year’s Open Book was ‘Conversations with Mohale’. We’re delighted to kick this year’s podcast series off with a virtual version of this classic! Together with festival favourite, Prof Pumla […]