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Word Fest. Literature & Spoken Word Festival of the North

Type:Festival

Winter Gardens, Conference & Exhibition Centre, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1HU

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Word Fest. is being co-produced by the Winter Gardens team and local independent bookstore Book Bean & Ice Cream and will see celebrated authors talk about their love of writing, their books, answer questions and sign books for fans.

Featured authors include Sir Lenny Henry, Paul O'Grady and Anton Du Beke. 

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  • Sub-Regional AwardsPartner of Visit Lancashire Partner of Visit Lancashire 2018

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