Wokingham Childrens Book Festival

When Is It?

The Wokingham Children’s Book Festival will be held on the weekend of Saturday October 17th to Sunday October 18th. Put a note in your diary and don’t forget to book some events!

A two day festival where you can meet and listen to talks by authors of children’s books. Learn about the process of writing and have a lot of fun! Normally based in Wokingham, for 2020 we are taking the festival online with majority live streamed sessions.

Meet The Authors

There will be 10 Authors at the event giving sessions on subjects such as the writing process and their characters. We will be streaming live on Crowdcast so you will still get the chance to meet your authors just digitally this year.

What does it cost?

This year the event is free! You will be able to sign up for the online event of your choice through ticketsource as usual. Links to where you can purchase books online will be available on the authors page.

Photos from the 2019 weekend

Award winning Authors, Poets and Illustrators converged on Wokingham on the 19th and 20th October for another successful Book Festival The...

Book Tickets

Please click above on the shopping cart for the full list of events and booking links. There are many exciting and entertaining events that are happening over the two days of the festival. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. For advice and help with booking online please contact us

Join Digitally

On signing up for your session on Ticketsource you will receive a link to the relevant session on Crowdcast.

You will need to register for your session on the Crowdcast platform. Please use the same email address as the ticketsource account so we can track attendees.

Please ensure you read the terms and conditions for information regarding staying safe online during the event.

The event uses software that opens a window in your browser, no special technology is required. We advise using Google Chrome on the day.

We have 100 signed bookplates from each author. You can order one (one per booking per session) when booking your place.

Please note the free pick up option is currently restricted to Wokingham Town (we are looking into other options) and may be disrupted by the ongoing COVID situation. For more info please read the Terms and Conditions.

Chitra Soundar

Chitra Soundar is an internationally published, award-winning author of over 40 books for children.

Elle McNicoll

Elle McNicoll is a debut children’s author from Scotland, now living in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation

Inbal Leitner

Author-Illustrator based in Cambridge. Graduated the MA in children’s books illustration in 2018. Her illustrations were published in various children’s books around the world. “The Longest Strongest Thread” is her debut book as an Author-illustrator.

Iszi Lawrence

Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster and history presenter. She is the co-host of BBC Radio 4’s Making History and hosts a number of podcasts including the British Museum Membercast.

Ken Wilson-Max

Ken has worked in publishing since 1987, and has worked on around 70 children’s books so far. His most recent book Astro Girl is the STEAM Childrens book prize winner in the Early Years Category. In 2017 Ken became publisher of Alanna Max Books, specialising in naturally inclusive books for early years.

Onjali Q. Raúf

Onjali Q Raúf’s debut novel, The Boy At The Back of The Class, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story.

Peter Bunzl

Peter is a BAFTA-winning animator, as well as a writer and film-maker. Peter’s debut novel Cogheart has been shortlisted for lots of awards, including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

Roopa Farooki

Roopa Farooki is a junior doctor working for the NHS in London and Kent. She has four children (twin girls and two boys). Roopa is also the award-winning author of six literary novels for adults that have been published in over twenty countries, and has been listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction three times.

Smriti Halls

Smriti Halls worked for the BBC and began a career in children’s publishing and television as a writer and commissioning editor. She started writing her own books in 2012 and is now published in more than 30 languages worldwide, with bestselling and award-winning titles to her name.

Steve Antony

Steve Antony is the award-winning, bestselling children’s author and illustrator of the Mr Panda series, The Queen’s Hat series, Unplugged and Amazing.

Contact Information

Feel free to contact us with any of the below medium:

Business Hours

Call us on 0118 974 0889

Monday-Friday : 8.30am to 5pm, – Saturday : 10am to 2pm
Address

Wokingham Town Hall
E-mail

artsandculture@wokingham-tc.gov.uk

For full terms and conditions of the festival please click here

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