The #StayAtHomeLitFest grew from a very small and otherwise fleeting idea that arrived at precisely 2.07pm on 13th March 2020

#StayAtHomeLitFest
â˘lasted 16 days
â˘involved 220 writers
â˘had a programme of 145 events
â˘and 14,689 attendees (!!!!!!!!!!!)
â˘lasted 16 days
â˘involved 220 writers
â˘had a programme of 145 events
â˘and 14,689 attendees (!!!!!!!!!!!)
#StayAtHomeLitFest
â˘could not have happened without @PaperNationsUK, Bambo Soyinka, @Jo_Nissel, @DebiAlper, @SophieDumont1, @CathodeRave, @LizySimonen, @SamanthaDance7, @gillybethstern, @gideonleibs
â˘could not have happened without @PaperNationsUK, Bambo Soyinka, @Jo_Nissel, @DebiAlper, @SophieDumont1, @CathodeRave, @LizySimonen, @SamanthaDance7, @gillybethstern, @gideonleibs
#StayAtHomeLitFest
â˘had shout-outs from
@UofGlasgow
@UofGCritStudies
@UofGArts
@UofGWriting
@UofGVPRobby
@PublicityBooks,
@NBmagazineUK
@yearsofreading
@JanetEmson
and many others
â˘had shout-outs from
@UofGlasgow
@UofGCritStudies
@UofGArts
@UofGWriting
@UofGVPRobby
@PublicityBooks,
@NBmagazineUK
@yearsofreading
@JanetEmson
and many others
#StayAtHomeLitFest
had 7 AWESOME writers in residence:
@MeganPyperUK, @RobKeeleyAuthor, @tracybright, @lucyjanesantos_ , @JasminePoet, @HayleighBarclay, @writerlynds
Please give them all a follow!
had 7 AWESOME writers in residence:
@MeganPyperUK, @RobKeeleyAuthor, @tracybright, @lucyjanesantos_ , @JasminePoet, @HayleighBarclay, @writerlynds
Please give them all a follow!
#StayAtHomeLitFest
* got amazing feedback:
'a lifelineâ
âsoul-foodâ
âspirit-liftingâ
âbloody wonderfulâ
âa brilliant way of connecting people and staying creative during these crazy timesâ
* got amazing feedback:
'a lifelineâ
âsoul-foodâ
âspirit-liftingâ
âbloody wonderfulâ
âa brilliant way of connecting people and staying creative during these crazy timesâ
#StayAtHomeLitFest
* will be making some of the recordings available - we'll announce when these are up.
Watch out for ninja festival events & visit our âongoing eventsâ page on the website for videos of authors giving readings & writing workshops! http://www.stayathomelitfest.co.uk
* will be making some of the recordings available - we'll announce when these are up.
Watch out for ninja festival events & visit our âongoing eventsâ page on the website for videos of authors giving readings & writing workshops! http://www.stayathomelitfest.co.uk
PLEASE FILL IN THE SURVEY (see the home page of the website).
We will be announcing a plenary session for attendees, which will be a public event via Zoom to give feedback â this will help the festival re-organise again in future. http://www.stayathomelitfest.co.uk
We will be announcing a plenary session for attendees, which will be a public event via Zoom to give feedback â this will help the festival re-organise again in future. http://www.stayathomelitfest.co.uk
Thank you all! It's been wonderful and I have loved every minute.
CJ Cooke
CJ Cooke