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# Not your typical literary festival! Brighton Book Festival to launch on Friday, June 24
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/inaugural-brighton-book-festival-to-launch-on-friday-june-24/
- Published: 2022-06-16T11:00:30.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-16T09:49:30.000Z
- Description: Run by local booksellers Afrori Books and the Feminist Bookshop, this grassroots festival is not your typical literary festival – it targets a younger, socially aware audience and has an inclusive ethos, accessible events and is community minded.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Arts, Books, Brighton, LGBT, LGBTQ, Literature

The inaugural **Brighton Book Festival** launches on **Friday, June 24** and runs till **Sunday, June 26** with 15 events held in four central Brighton venues.

Run by local booksellers **Afrori Books** and the **Feminist Bookshop**, this grassroots festival is not your typical literary festival – it targets a younger, socially aware audience and has an inclusive ethos, accessible events and is community minded.

Its mission is to promote access to diverse literature: connect readers to books they can see themselves in; widen participation: reach and engage audiences in Brighton, many who would not usually attend literary events; and improve author representation: model a festival where authors of all backgrounds are given equal platforms and pay.

Speakers over the course of the festival, include: **Juno Dawson**, **Dorothy Koomson**, **Josephine Hall**, **ALFO the Poet**, **Venessa Taylor**, **Alison Rumfitt** and **Fox Fisher**. For the full line-up, [CLICK HERE](https://www.brightonbookfestival.co.uk/speakers?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/events-schedule.png)

**For more info on Brighton Book Festival, [CLICK HERE](https://www.brightonbookfestival.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**