ESTUARY 2021 is a large-scale live and online arts festival which will see over 90 works and events presented in outdoor locations across Essex and Kent, from Shoeburyness to Tilbury, from Gravesend to Margate; including
Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea and Southend on Sea in Essex: The programme extends from the most easterly points of the Thames as it merges with the North Sea, and into London, with programme at Lesnes Abbey Woods.
The newly announced programme adds to a line-up of over 70 contributors including: Mary Mattingly; Marcus Coates; Ackroyd & Harvey; Sadie Hennessey; Jack McNamara; Caroline Bird and Selina Nwulu; Jas Dhillon, James Marriott, Lu Williams and Elsa James; Robert Macfarlane, Zoe Svendsen and Carolyn Downing; Shona Illingworth and Patrick Wright; and Bob and Roberta Smith.
Jurors say their shortlist for the prize reflects the modern relevance of history. Shortlisted authors are in the Hay Festival program on June 2.
The Prize Announcement: June 9
Continuing to pick up some of the many awards announcements that have collided in April with each other an unfortunate trend in book prize programs that means many do not get the timely coverage they might deserve from various news media the United Kingdom’s Wolfson History Prize has announced its 2021 shortlist this month.
The Wolfson Foundation is an independent charity with a focus on research and education.
Its handsome purse for its award this year remains, as in past years, £40,000 (US$55,326) for the program’s winner and £4,000 (US$5,532) for each of the shortlisted writers being announced here.
HAY Festival organisers have revealed the free digital programme for the 34th spring edition of the iconic event, taking place later this year. Hay Festival will bring writers and readers together for an inspiring array of conversations, debates, workshops and performances online, from Wednesday, May 26, to Sunday, June 6. Over 12 days, more than 200 acclaimed writers, global policy makers, historians, poets, pioneers and innovators will take part, launching the best new fiction and non-fiction. Some of the biggest issues will be discussed, from building a better world post-pandemic to tackling the compound crises of climate change, inequality and challenges to truth and democracy.
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For a second year, the annual literary extravaganza that is Hay Festival is setting up its virtual marquees online to celebrate the power of words, and has now revealed the free digital programme for its 34th spring edition. Over 12 days, more than 200 acclaimed writers, global policy makers, historians, poets, pioneers and innovators will take part in this year’s Festival, launching the best new fiction and non-fiction. It will interrogate some of the biggest issues of our time, from building a better world post-pandemic to tackling the compound crises of climate change, inequality, and challenges to truth and democracy. The Festival kicks off on Wednesday, May 26 with the inaugural Opening Night Gala: a night of literary delights with a selection of short readings hosted by Natalie Haynes.