SIBFest - Sheffield Independent Book Festival
Readers rejoice!
Sheffield’s independent bookshops have come together to create something special. A weekend made by booksellers, for book lovers.
It’s called SIBFest.
Let’s celebrate stories, and the shops and publishers who keep them alive.
Saturday 25th April will be a fringe day with each individual bookshops running their own events in their spaces and a bookshop crawl encouraging you all to visit Sheffield's bookshops - pick up a Crawl Map from any of the participating venues!
The main event will be on Sunday 26th in two stunning venues, The Mowbray and The Victoria in Kelham Island, including a market-place for local bookshops and indie makers in The Mowbray, with The Victoria hosting author talks, workshops and signings.
The Graphic Novel Reading Room, a space for relaxing with a good graphic novel during the festival, will have its own gorgeous reading space upstairs at the Lodge at the Victoria.
Delicious food, cocktails and coffee will be available throughout the day in both venues.
Additional Information
The lineup
Just like our bookshops, our speakers showcase the best of contemporary fiction, non-fiction, children’s fiction and graphic novels from publishers large and small.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Bethan Woollvin (These Are My Rocks, Robin Hood, Little Red, I Can Catch a Monster)
- Steve Webb (Peng and Spanners, Spangles McNasty, Cow's Go Boo, Tanka Tanka Skunk)
- Luke Barley (Ancient)
- Hazel Sheffield (Frontierland)
- Manya Wilkinson (Lublin, & Other Stories)
- Michelle Tea (Valencia, Black Wave, Against Memoir, Little F with Cipher Press)
- Kavitha Rao (Lady Doctors, Jacaranda Press)
- Witches and Folklore author panel with Anna Caig (The Wise Witch of Orkney)
- Molly Aitken (The Island Child and Bright, I Burn) and Sally O’Reilly (Hagtale)
