Pack down the Brighton Book Festival - Details TBC

Help independent writers to shine at their festival for all

Brighton

Location
Afrori Books Brighthelm Centre
North Road
Brighton
BN1 1YD
Date and time
17:00 - 18:00
Sunday, 22nd of June 2025
Who this task will support
Brighton Book Festival
Brighton Book Festival, a grassroots festival formed by independent bookshops in Brighton. Brighton Book Festival exists because Afrori Books and The Feminist Bookshop – two radical bookshops in the city – came together to shake things up. Carolynn Bain, the owner of Afrori, and Ruth Wainwright, the owner of The Feminist Bookshop, were tired of book festivals that treated marginalised creators as a sideshow rather than the main event. They wanted to create a space where writers, illustrators and other creatives from underrepresented backgrounds could be seen and heard in full. And where book lovers from all backgrounds could enjoy seeing their stories front and centre.

The Brighton Book Festival - Making the marginalised mainstream is a grassroots festival founded by independent bookshops in Brighton. A programme of 20 events on everything from comedy, beauty, food and romance writing, to activism, social justice and refugee voices.

GoodGym help is asked for setting up and down the sessions over the weekend.

Slots at the beginning of the Family Day on Saturday (from 10am ideally) and at the end of the festival on Sunday at 17:00 ish

Volunteers are entitled to a free ticket on the festival, and tea and food on the day.

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Location
Afrori Books Brighthelm Centre
North Road
Brighton
BN1 1YD
Date and time
17:00 - 18:00
Sunday, 22nd of June 2025
Who this task will support
Brighton Book Festival
Brighton Book Festival, a grassroots festival formed by independent bookshops in Brighton. Brighton Book Festival exists because Afrori Books and The Feminist Bookshop – two radical bookshops in the city – came together to shake things up. Carolynn Bain, the owner of Afrori, and Ruth Wainwright, the owner of The Feminist Bookshop, were tired of book festivals that treated marginalised creators as a sideshow rather than the main event. They wanted to create a space where writers, illustrators and other creatives from underrepresented backgrounds could be seen and heard in full. And where book lovers from all backgrounds could enjoy seeing their stories front and centre.
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Afrori Books Brighthelm Centre
North Road
Brighton
BN1 1YD

STEFANIA ROSSO
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