Selby Children’s
Literature Festival

Selby Abbey, Selby Library

17th , 18th, 19th June 2021

About the festival

Children’s Literature Festivals is the idea of children’s author, poet and voice artist Christina Gabbitas who is Event Director for the festival. There are over 350 literature festivals in the UK, with less than 10% solely dedicated to children. There are some wonderful festival, but very few throughout England, and these are not easily accessed by children and families from all backgrounds. We at Children’s Literature Festivals want to make festivals and books more accessible for all.

The first Selby Children’s Literature Festival was held in 2016 and was a huge success, engaging over 3,500 children and families. This was then repeated in 2018 with an equal success. We hope to introduce many more children’s literature festivals throughout England in the near future. If you would like to get involved, please email: info@christinagabbitas.com

Families & Communities day schedule

Saturday 19th June 2021 at Selby Abbey

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10:30am - James E Nicol

The Apprentice Witch 10.30am

11:15am - Liz Million

Illustrator

12:45pm - Paul Cookson

Poet

1:30pm - Tom Palmer

Author

11:45 - Nick Toczec

Author

2:15pm - Donavan Christopher AKA Rappaman

Poet

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School’s Virtual Festival schedule

Thursday 18th June 2021

For all schools who register there will be an opportunity to access some FREE via the Fonetti App until September. We will publish more details soon. For the Families & Communities Day there is an opportunity for a lucky individual to win an Android Tablet on the day and for a school to win free access for one year to the Fonetti App.