![From: Dominic Wong <bournemouthwritingfestival.info@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026, 7:05 am
Subject: Re: Invitation to Feature [inserts your book name here] at the Bournemouth Writing Festival
To: XXXXX
Dear [names of authors]
I hope you’re both well.
I’m writing to personally invite you to take part in the Bournemouth Writing Festival, taking place from 24–26 April 2026 in Bournemouth, UK. I recently came across [inserts your book], and its bold, genre-blending stories of longing, belonging, and imaginative worlds feel like a perfect fit for a festival celebrating diverse, boundary-pushing fiction and speculative storytelling.
The festival connects authors, readers, and industry professionals through both in-person events in Bournemouth and a virtual festival platform, offering meaningful visibility and opportunities for sustained reader engagement beyond a single weekend.
As festival authors, you would receive a dedicated author profile page on the festival website, inclusion in the official festival programme and online author directory, live engagement opportunities such as readings, panel discussions, or Q&As (virtual or in-person), sales-focused discoverability through links to your preferred retailers, and opportunities to connect with fellow authors, publishers, and creative professionals.
Authors may take part via an in-person stand, a virtual booth, or a combined package. There is a modest participation fee, which covers platform access, promotion, production costs, and logistical support, and is designed to keep the festival accessible while ensuring high-quality presentation and meaningful reach.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uy6mloyr37qtcdml3bq6a6o4/bafkreibsb3fd62lhtbsilblfl47z4clqoxxtiql7ewbvea5a2n44hef44a)
From: Dominic Wong <bournemouthwritingfestival.info@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026, 7:05 am
Subject: Re: Invitation to Feature [inserts your book name here] at the Bournemouth Writing Festival
To: XXXXX
Dear [names of authors]
I hope you’re both well.
I’m writing to personally invite you to take part in the Bournemouth Writing Festival, taking place from 24–26 April 2026 in Bournemouth, UK. I recently came across [inserts your book], and its bold, genre-blending stories of longing, belonging, and imaginative worlds feel like a perfect fit for a festival celebrating diverse, boundary-pushing fiction and speculative storytelling.
The festival connects authors, readers, and industry professionals through both in-person events in Bournemouth and a virtual festival platform, offering meaningful visibility and opportunities for sustained reader engagement beyond a single weekend.
As festival authors, you would receive a dedicated author profile page on the festival website, inclusion in the official festival programme and online author directory, live engagement opportunities such as readings, panel discussions, or Q&As (virtual or in-person), sales-focused discoverability through links to your preferred retailers, and opportunities to connect with fellow authors, publishers, and creative professionals.
Authors may take part via an in-person stand, a virtual booth, or a combined package. There is a modest participation fee, which covers platform access, promotion, production costs, and logistical support, and is designed to keep the festival accessible while ensuring high-quality presentation and meaningful reach.
Scam alert: if you get the invite below to the Bournemouth Writing Festival, it's a scam (confirmed for me by the festival director). See the highlighed phrase. I've gotten similar reports of fake invites to the Edinburgh Book Festival, and I'm sure there are others.
