It’s hard to believe that six months have passed since the last instalment of Kendal Poetry Festival – those months seem to have flown by for more reasons than one! There’s lots of news and some big changes to report!…
Meet our ‘Opening Doors’ Bursary recipients
We are very happy to announce the names of our three ‘Opening Doors’ bursary recipients. We wanted to provide an opportunity for three writers to access the festival who might not otherwise be able to, and we’re really looking forward…
Last Chance to Apply for a Bursary Place
The deadline for applying for one of our three Bursary places is midnight tonight! Two places available for a low-income writer and one available for a writer who identifies as disabled. Please don’t hesitate to apply. A bursary covers accommodation…
2018 Programme
We are really excited to reveal our line up for the 2018 Kendal Poetry Festival. We enjoyed ourselves so much last year we decided to add an extra night! On Thursday 6th February we are running a ‘Writing Summit’ Open…
‘Festival of the Year’ finalist in the Cumbria Life Cultural Awards
Pauline and I were really excited today to find out that the judges of the Cumbria Life Cultural Awards have chosen Kendal Poetry Festival to be one of their finalists for the ‘Festival of the Year’ category. For the festival…