Become a Friend or Benefactor
Stratford Literary Festival is a registered charity with a commitment to improving literacy, life skills and well-being through books, writing and reading.
What projects do we run?
- Events and projects in schools featuring leading authors and illustrators who inspire children to love books and reading
- A monthly reading group, Books with Friends, which particularly welcomes people who are lonely or feel socially isolated
- Bedtime story writing workshops in prisons throughout the UK at which prisoners create stories for their children to help maintain family contact and discourage re-offending
Find out more here
Here's a short film about what we do
How you can help
We rely on support for this extensive and successful education and outreach programme. By becoming a Festival Friend or Benefactor, you will be helping us to continue to deliver this valued work.
Friend Membership
An Annual Friends Membership costs:
£35 per person
Membership Benefits:
- Priority booking of TWO tickets per event
- News and offers from the Festival
- Invitations to events
To become a Friend and ensure you receive priority booking, email us here
Benefactor Membership
A Benefactor Membership costs:
£100
Membership Benefits:
- Priority booking of TWO tickets per event
- News and offers from the Festival
- Invitation to our launch party and special events
- Recognition of your support in the programme and on our website
- TWO complimentary tickets to an event at the Spring Festival up to the value of £18 per ticket (This is subject to availability. This offer does not include workshops or books included with tickets.)
To become a Benefactor email us here
Make a Donation
We welcome donations, however small, towards the work of the Festival, and your donation will help us to grow the very valuable work we do in promoting the value of literacy.
We are also able to claim Gift Aid on your donation. Gift Aid allows
UK charities to claim back the basic rate tax already paid on donations
by the donor. This means we can claim from the government 25p for every
£1 donated, boosting the value of a donation by a quarter.
Thank you very much for your support.
Annie Ashworth
Festival Director
Stratford Literary Festival is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation No.: 1164662