Alnwick Story Fest

WHAT THE AUTHORS SAID about Alnwick Story Fest 2025

"I JUST WANTED TO WRITE A NOTE TO THANK YOU, AND EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND (PLEASE PASS THIS ON). IT WAS WORTH THE LONG JOURNEY FOR SUCH A WARM WELCOME, A WONDERFUL AND ENGAGED AUDIENCE, AND SO MANY BOOKS SOLD. I WAS THRILLED AND UPLIFTED. THANK YOU - AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WHOLE THING."

Rachel Cooke

"MANY THANKS FOR INVITING ME TO ALNWICK FOR THIS YEAR'S STORY FEST, WHERE I HAD SUCH AN ENJOYABLE EVENING AT BARTER BOOKS AND FELT SO LOOKED AFTER AND SUPPORTED IN EVERY WAY. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT LOOKED LIKE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR, AND I HOPE IT WAS - ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!"

Piers Torday

"A SOMEWHAT BELATED THANK YOU FOR GENERAL ALL-ROUND AWESOMENESS OF YOU & THE STORY FEST STAFF. I HAD SUCH A WARM WELCOME. EVERYONE AT THE PLAYHOUSE WAS INCREDIBLY FRIENDLY & HELPFUL. I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED MY HOST, WHO WAS A STAR FROM START TO FINISH. YOU MUST BE FEELING SO PLEASED WITH HOW THE FESTIVAL WENT - THERE WAS SUCH A BUZZ AND GOOD AUDIENCES TOO."

Lucy Addlington

"I JUST WANTED TO DROP YOU A QUICK EMAIL TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE TEAM FOR LOOKING AFTER BOTH MYSELF AND JAMES SO WELL. WE HAD SUCH A LOVELY TIME AT ALNWICK STORY FEST AND WILL BE RECOMMENDING IT TO EVERYONE."

Nicola Rowley

"IT WAS LOVELY TO BE A PART OF YOUR FESTIVAL. I REALLY ENJOYED MY SESSION WITH MARK (HOBROUGH), WHAT A LOVELY MAN."

James Braxton

"THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. I GREATLY ENJOYED IT."

Chris Mullin

"IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, AND ALEXANDER HAD A WONDERFUL TIME."

Anna Marshall for Sir Alexander McCall Smith

"YOUR ORGANISATION WAS FLAWLESS AND THE WHOLE THING SEEMED TO RUN SO SMOOTHLY, SO A HUGE BRAVO TO YOU AND THE TEAM. THE WHOLE WEEKEND HAS INSPIRED ME TO (POTENTIALLY) WRITE A FOURTH IN THE SEAHOUSES SERIES JUST SO YOU’LL HAVE ME BACK NEXT YEAR!"

Katherine Graham

"I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW LOVELY IT WAS TO MEET YOU AT THE WEEKEND, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. YOU GUYS AND THE WHOLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WERE AMAZING, AND IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT."

Emma Simpson

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WHAT THE AUTHORS SAID about Alnwick Story Fest 2025

"MANY THANKS FOR INVITING ME TO ALNWICK FOR THIS YEAR'S STORY FEST, WHERE I HAD SUCH AN ENJOYABLE EVENING AT BARTER BOOKS AND FELT SO LOOKED AFTER AND SUPPORTED IN EVERY WAY. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT LOOKED LIKE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR, AND I HOPE IT WAS - ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!"

"I JUST WANTED TO DROP YOU A QUICK EMAIL TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE TEAM FOR LOOKING AFTER BOTH MYSELF AND JAMES SO WELL. WE HAD SUCH A LOVELY TIME AT ALNWICK STORY FEST AND WILL BE RECOMMENDING IT TO EVERYONE."

"IT WAS LOVELY TO BE A PART OF YOUR FESTIVAL. I REALLY ENJOYED MY SESSION WITH MARK (HOBROUGH), WHAT A LOVELY MAN."

"THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. I GREATLY ENJOYED IT."

"IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, AND ALEXANDER HAD A WONDERFUL TIME."

"YOUR ORGANISATION WAS FLAWLESS AND THE WHOLE THING SEEMED TO RUN SO SMOOTHLY, SO A HUGE BRAVO TO YOU AND THE TEAM. THE WHOLE WEEKEND HAS INSPIRED ME TO (POTENTIALLY) WRITE A FOURTH IN THE SEAHOUSES SERIES JUST SO YOU’LL HAVE ME BACK NEXT YEAR!"

"I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW LOVELY IT WAS TO MEET YOU AT THE WEEKEND, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. YOU GUYS AND THE WHOLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WERE AMAZING, AND IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT."

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WHAT THE AUTHORS SAID about Alnwick Story Fest 2025

"MANY THANKS FOR INVITING ME TO ALNWICK FOR THIS YEAR'S STORY FEST, WHERE I HAD SUCH AN ENJOYABLE EVENING AT BARTER BOOKS AND FELT SO LOOKED AFTER AND SUPPORTED IN EVERY WAY. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT LOOKED LIKE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR, AND I HOPE IT WAS - ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!"

"I JUST WANTED TO DROP YOU A QUICK EMAIL TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE TEAM FOR LOOKING AFTER BOTH MYSELF AND JAMES SO WELL. WE HAD SUCH A LOVELY TIME AT ALNWICK STORY FEST AND WILL BE RECOMMENDING IT TO EVERYONE."

"IT WAS LOVELY TO BE A PART OF YOUR FESTIVAL. I REALLY ENJOYED MY SESSION WITH MARK (HOBROUGH), WHAT A LOVELY MAN."

"THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. I GREATLY ENJOYED IT."

"IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, AND ALEXANDER HAD A WONDERFUL TIME."

"YOUR ORGANISATION WAS FLAWLESS AND THE WHOLE THING SEEMED TO RUN SO SMOOTHLY, SO A HUGE BRAVO TO YOU AND THE TEAM. THE WHOLE WEEKEND HAS INSPIRED ME TO (POTENTIALLY) WRITE A FOURTH IN THE SEAHOUSES SERIES JUST SO YOU’LL HAVE ME BACK NEXT YEAR!"

"I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW LOVELY IT WAS TO MEET YOU AT THE WEEKEND, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. YOU GUYS AND THE WHOLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WERE AMAZING, AND IT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT."

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