The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival

Created by @CJessCooke, in partnership with @PaperNationsUK, this international festival combats loneliness, champions inclusivity, and celebrates books!

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

All events can also be watched on our YouTube channel, and all recordings will be available from tomorrow night - subscribe here! https://t.co/KYyEyxEPbF

[Brighton Book Festival @brightbookfest]

So the news is out!
We're Brighton Book Festival.
There's more information to come, but why not give us a follow while we create something magical ...

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

@josiahhughes 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

So good to see that #SAHLF is still having an impact 5 months later 🥰

[Dr Helen Boden @helenboden.bsky.social @bodHelen]

@LauraMcKee_fyeh Morning meditative writing with @KathrynKoromila at this year’s @stayathomefest was a game-changer for me - read, read out loud, copy out, use the ink on the page as anchor of attention, resist engaging with meaning. Then free write, etc.

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

This is so lovely.

[Beverley Ward @beverleywrites]

A great side effect of Covid has been connecting with more writers. I used to just work in Sheffield. Now I have regulars from as far afield as Devon, Loughborough and even Colorado. Today I got to meet @AnnaM46 in Brighton. Anna joined after @stayathomefest -and stayed 🙂

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Day 2 of our SAHLF2021 highlights is 'Footprints: In serch of Future Fossils', feat. @David_Farrier in conversation with Esa Aldeghari - a mediation on climate change https://t.co/JvCrEyxisr

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

This week we'll be sharing some of the highlights from SAHLF2021!

First up is 'Dangers of a Single Story: Diversity in UK Literary Culture', feat. @NzeluWrites @YBattleFelton @NeemaMShah @DrPragyaAgarwal and Professor Bambo Soyinka https://t.co/XjnzbBNwle

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

We are thrilled to collaborate with The Word in South Tyneside this September! There will be screenings of some #SAHLF2021 events - don't miss out!

[The Word @TheWord_UK]

We excited that our WRITE Festival will return from 17-25 September 2021 with a programme of unmissable events, workshops and performances at The Word, across South Tyneside Libraries and online. Book your tickets today to avoid disappointment! Visit: https://t.co/6MygqM2mut

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

Don't miss out! This book is superb.

[Harry Illingworth @harryillers]

I'm excited to finally say that I'M OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS! I'm looking forward to hearing from you all. Particularly writers from the north. I'd love to read something completely gripping and original. I'm looking for SFF, crime and thriller of every weird and wacky flavour.

[Mariam Saeed Khan @mariamsaeedkhan]

If you missed watching this live in May 2021, here is the IGTV link @stayathomefest #SAHLF2021 it was an honor to be here on Insta takeover session during the festival. Thankyou 🕯️@PaperNationsUK @UofGlasgow @TheForthBelle #MariamSKChannel @Jo_Nissel https://t.co/u6DJKBKH7O

[Dr Helen Boden @helenboden.bsky.social @bodHelen]

Still practising @KathrynKoromila ‘s @stayathomefest morning meditative-writing ideas - slowly encountering the day via writing, hand-copying a poem, etc. V helpful & #mindful refinement of morning pages idea - do work with her if you get chance!

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

@IrenosenOkojie @EliseDillsworth @SharLovegrove Thrilled for you Irenosen

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

“Take the free Stay At Home Fest for example – a brilliant example of democratising and demystifying the literary scene and bringing books and authors to readers.”

Yes! Online events must continue!

[Molly Flatt @mollyflatt]

"[As lockdown easing looms] my concern, and that of other authors with disabilities and chronic illnesses, is that the publishing and arts industries will revert to business as pre-March 2020 usual."

@penny_author on keeping up momentum for change: https://t.co/g9ChIMpe0y

[Louise Mumford @louise_mumford]

I've been lucky to work with @penny_author as part of the virtual @stayathomefest and it will be a real shame if she and other authors won't be able to take part in events and festivals when "normality" returns.

[nia_50_art @nia50art1]

I have been working on a poem for *weeks*, inspired by one of the meditative writing sessions with @KathrynKoromila at @stayathomefest and I’m still waiting for that pop, when it all fits together like Tetris!

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

A massive thank you to everyone who's filled in the festival feedback survey so far. If you haven't, we'd be so grateful if you could spare a few minutes to help us: https://t.co/igu9c1HMNQ
#SAHLF2021

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

A massive thank you to everyone who's filled in the festival feedback survey so far. If you haven't, we'd be so grateful if you could spare a few minutes to help us: https://t.co/igu9c1HMNQ
#SAHLF2021

[University of Glasgow Library @uofglibrary]

🌟Don't worry if you were too bogged down in exams to take part in the fantastic @stayathomefest - you can catch up with many of their brilliant events at 👉https://t.co/uF7tqeJKXf

#SAHLF2021 📚🏘️🗣️

[The Stay-At-Home! Literary Festival @stayathomefest]

@IgniteBooks Thank you @IgniteBooks!