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SUMMER FESTIVAL 2026
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Featured Events - Takeover Day
We will be offering you a broad range of events and activities in our usual venues but here's what you can see on Sunday 24th May at our Takeover Day at Derby College. You can purchase the Takeover Day Pass for £40 which allows entry to all seven author talks running throughout the day.
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 10:00am - 10:55am
£10
Venue: Derby College
Workshops & Activities
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 10:30am - 12:00pm
£20
Venue: Derby College
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 11:15am - 12:10pm
£10
Venue: Derby College
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 12:30pm - 1:25pm
£8
Venue: Derby College
Workshops & Activities
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 12:30pm - 2:00pm
£20
Venue: Derby College
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 1:45pm - 2:40pm
£10
Venue: Derby College
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 3:00pm - 3:55pm
£10
Venue: Derby College
Workshops & Activities
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 3:15pm - 4:45pm
£20
Venue: Derby College
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 4:15pm - 5:10pm
£10
Venue: Derby College
Author Events
Sunday 24 May | at Derby College. 5:30pm - 6:25pm
£10
Venue: Derby College
Local Author Talks
Derby Book Festival has teamed up with the Society of Authors, Derby Libraries and Derbyshire Library Service to organise a series of talks by local authors in libraries across the city and county.
Shared Reading
Our podcast hosted by two of our Shared Reading volunteers Ellie and Steve, celebrates the joy of shared reading with local voices and authors from across the East Midlands.
Get involved in the podcast
We’re currently looking for short pieces of writing and potential guests to feature in upcoming episodes. If you’re a writer with something to share, we’d love to hear from you. Shorter pieces work particularly well, as we read them aloud on the podcast and explore the thoughts and feelings they inspire in conversation. If your work is selected, you’ll be invited to join us as a guest to talk about it.
Shorter pieces work particularly well, as we read them aloud on the podcast and explore the thoughts and feelings they inspire in conversation. If your work is selected, you’ll be invited to join us as a guest to talk about it.
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