Change to programme
Sadly, Jayme Reaves is no longer able to attend the festival. Her slot on Friday afternoon will be filled by my talk on the Poetry of Eden. The slot on Thursday between 1345 and 1440 will now be filled with poetry from Philip Gross and James Pendle. An updated programme will be put on the […]
You can now attend the festival on zoom
The festival starts on Wednesday. Tickets are still available, but for those who are unable to attend I will be sharing the festival on zoom. You will be able to ask questions of the speakers, as if you were in attendance. Send an email to info@festivalofbiblicalliterature.co.uk and I will send you a link and my […]
Accommodation
If you want help finding accommodation please send me an email as soon as possible: info@festivalofbiblicalliterature.co.uk I have been able to access very good hotel accommodation close to the festival site and it is reasonably priced, particularly if you are happy to share a room. If you would like to stay in someone’s home then […]
Update on tickets
First of all an apology. After 25 February an error on my part meant that it was impossible to buy tickets from the festival website. The good news is that new can now buy tickets on the website AND the early-bird price will remain in place until 11 May. This means that it will cost […]
Early Bird tickets for the 2026 Festival of Biblical Literature are on sale!
In 2026 the Festival of Biblical Literature will take place at Ealing Quaker Meeting House in west London. This site is easily accessible by public transport (less that ten minutes’ walk from Ealing Broadway Station) and has a large garden. I am really looking forward to meeting you there. As in previous years, you can […]
Thank-you!
To everyone who presented, performed, cooked, made tea and coffee, listened, spoke, smiled, clapped and murmured approval THANK-YOU VERY MUCH! Here are some comments from the evaluation forms: So grateful for having these wonderful seminars. Hope to come back in 2026. Very good, I’ll be back. It’s now a feature in my calendar Last year […]
Only three days to go!
I have been making final arrangements for the festival and finding time to drop into Ledbury for the poetry festival. There is still time to buy tickets. If you have any questions about the festival, please drop me an email: info@festivalofbiblicalliterature.co.uk Best wishes, James Priestman, Festival Director
Some changes to the festival programme
It’s nothing too drastic! Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head’s seminar on Adapa and Adam will now take place on Friday morning (instead of Saturday) and Dr Ahreum Kim’s seminar on Peter, James and John will be on Saturday (not Friday). Unfortunately, Anne Symons has had to withdraw from the festival, so her poetry-writing workshop on Biblical characters will not […]
Programme finalised
For full details of the festival programme, please go to https://www.festivalofbiblicalliterature.co.uk/programme/ Here is a short summary. Thursday 3rd July. There will be a welcome by James Priestman and then seminars on Jonah (by Dr Simon Taylor) and Esther (by Rabbi Anna Gerrard). For those who wish to stay on after 5pm, there will be a poetry workshop led by Anne Symons. The musician for […]
Discount tickets for under 24-year-olds
For those under the age of 24 years, a day ticket costs just £15 and a ticket for the whole festival is £40. To buy tickets, please go to https://www.festivalofbiblicalliterature.co.uk/programme/ Last year we enjoyed the company of three local students and I hope that the discounting of tickets will help draw students this year’s festival.