Our Changing Landscape
The Suffolk coast has always inspired creativity and innovation. The Leiston Book Festival brings together inspiring writers and enthusiastic readers, for a day of exploration, debate and discovery.
Each author on our programme has written from a different perspective about our changing landscape. Together they form a day long programme that will inform, inspire and perhaps encourage you to see the world a little differently.
A Day to Inspire
Don’t miss Leiston's second book festival on Saturday 20th September 2025 and be sure to add your name to our mailing list to be one of the first to hear about our 2025 book festival too.
The Leiston Book Festival takes place at Leiston Film Theatre, which is Suffolk’s oldest surviving cinema, which opened in 1914 and is itself well worth a visit.
Leiston Book Festival is a community interest company. The festival was established in 2024 by local author Robert Ashton and is managed by a Board of directors, all committed to bringing the very best authors to speak here in Leiston.
