Cambridge Literary Festival
The Cambridge Literary Festival, a charity staging author talks and book events, with spring and winter festivals and a link to the organiser for dates.
What it is
Cambridge Literary Festival is a charity that stages events with writers and speakers in Cambridge. It welcomes more than 350 writers and speakers each year, and its programme covers current issues, literary greats and debut writers, scientists, historians, journalists and poets, with events for younger audiences. Events can be watched on its online CLF Player.
Where
The festival holds its events in venues across Cambridge. These have included the chamber of the Cambridge Union and the Old Divinity School at St John's College, together with the Palmerston Room.
History
The festival began as Cambridge Wordfest in 2003, with a first annual spring festival. Winter festivals were added in 2008, and in 2014 the organisation became a charity and took the name Cambridge Literary Festival.
When it happens
Cambridge Literary Festival presents two festivals each year, a spring one and a winter one, plus one-off events. Dates and booking are published by the Cambridge Literary Festival.
Related places
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Cambridge Union Society
Landmark
The University's debating society, founded in 1815 and housed since 1866 in an Alfred Waterhouse building on Bridge Street.
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St John's College
College
A Tudor college on both banks of the Cam, with a gate, a hall and the Bridge of Sighs.