Picture Gallery of the 2025 Festival

Louise Minchin and Lynn Pegler
Louise Minchin and Festival Manager Lynn Pegler
Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay
Gerald Dickens
Gerald Dickens as Nicholas Nickleby
Gerald Dickens
Future of the Media Debate
Future of the Media Debate
David Gaffney Workshop
David Gaffney Workshop
Sara Clare Conlon and David Bissenden
Sarah-Clare Conlon and David Bissenden
Jenny Eclair with the Curious Cat Bookshop
Jenny Eclair with the Curious Cat Bookshop
Pop up Poetry Wall
Pop up Poetry Wall
Tony Schumacher interviewed by Mick Ord
Tony Schumacher interviewed by Mick Ord
Lynn Pegler leads a Lewis Carroll tour to his Daresbury birthplace
Lynn Pegler leads a Lewis Carroll tour to his Daresbury birthplace
Afternoon Tea with Nell Stevens and Fran Pridham
Elizabeth Gaskell Afternoon Tea with Nell Stevens and Fran Pridham
Jean Atkin leads a poetry workshop at the Anderton Boat Lift and Danny Steamship
Jean Atkin leads a poetry workshop at the Anderton Boat Lift and Danny Steamship
Poets Lemn Sissay and Andrew Rudd
Poets Lemn Sissay and Andrew Rudd
Flash Fiction Finalists
Patron Tim Firth and judge Prof Sue Zlosnik with the Flash Fiction finalists
Flash Fiction Winners
Flash Fiction Winners
Key Stage 2 Finalists
Children’s Great Weaver Words Writing Prize finalists.
Junior Category (age 7-11)
Children's Senior Competition Winners
Children’s Great Weaver Words Writing Prize finalists.
Senior Category (age 11-14)

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