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Stroud Book Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Lineup of Renowned Authors

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Jul 16, 2025 — 1 min read

Renowned authors and story tellers will take centre stage at this year's Stroud Book Festival, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary from November 5-9. BBC broadcaster Lyse Doucet, children's authors Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo, and novelist Ian McEwan are among the notable names appearing at the festival. The event will also feature Stroud-born Jamila Gavin, who will be talking about her own World War One stories. Schools' Days will be headlined by Cressida Cowell and Frank Cottrell Boyce, while the 2025 programme for adults will include prize-winning author Philippe Sands and legendary poet Roger McGough.

Key Takeaways:

This year's Stroud Book Festival will feature a lineup of renowned authors, including BBC broadcaster Lyse Doucet, children's authors Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo, and novelist Ian McEwan.
The festival will also feature Stroud-born Jamila Gavin, who will be talking about her own World War One stories.
Schools' Days will be headlined by Cressida Cowell and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
The 2025 programme for adults will include prize-winning author Philippe Sands and legendary poet Roger McGough.
Other events will include the announcement of the winners of the Laurie Lee Prize for Writing 2025, the next event from Stroud Short Stories, and a wealth of other Five Valleys writing talent.
The festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary from November 5-9.

Statistics:

10th Stroud Book Festival
5-9 November 2025 (dates of the festival)
10 years since the first Stroud Book Festival (in 2015)
10 authors and poets headlining the 2025 programme (including Lyse Doucet, Julia Donaldson, Ian McEwan, and Roger McGough)
2 schools' day headliners (Cressida Cowell and Frank Cottrell Boyce)
5 events taking place (Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday, plus the winners of the Laurie Lee Prize for Writing and the next Stroud Short Stories event)

Sources:

Stroud Book Festival press release
2025 programme for Stroud Book Festival
Stroud Book Festival Programme Director Caroline Sanderson

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