The Buckingham Literary Festival (BLF) is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company run by local volunteers. By becoming a FESTIVAL FRIEND, you are supporting the Festival and enabling us to bring you brilliant writers and thinkers throughout the year, helping to develop your own writing skills and attracting new visitors to our town.

Being a BuckLitFest FRIEND you will be invited to exclusive Friends events, benefit from discounts and get priority booking for all tickets.

Priority Friends booking opened on 20 April for Jim Al-Khalili and will open for other tickets on Monday 3 May.

Become a Festival Friend Now – online or by post

Online
Click on one of the images below to pay via Paypal using a credit or debit card

By post:

Buckingham Literary Festival, Yeomanry House, Hunter Street, Buckingham MK181EG
Please enclose a cheque made payable to Buckingham Literary Festival plus your name, address, phone number and email address (if available)

Our Festival Friends Coordinator, Vivienne, can also be contacted by email if you have any queries.

Friends Benefits

  • Be the first to know about authors attending the Festival
  • Enjoy a Friends Only priority booking period (don’t miss out on popular events)
  • Save money with 10% discount on tickets (so you can come to lots of events)
  • Join the fast-track priority entrance queue for popular/fully booked events
  • Attend exclusive events including the Authors & Sponsors Party

Membership
£35 Individual; £50 Joint/Family

Membership runs for 12 months from date of signing. 

Join anytime before 20 April to benefit from Priority Booking.

Data Protection: Your details are held electronically for Buckingham Literary Festival use only. We will use email to communicate with you regarding your membership and to send information in connection with Festival events. We do not make email addresses available to any third parties. Please email Vivienne if you are NOT happy to receive info from BLF by email.

Please read our full Privacy Policy

Here’s what some existing Festival Friends have to say about us:

Ed & Elizabeth S:
‘The BLF is a great addition to our town’s attractions. We thoroughly enjoyed last year’s events and want to see the festival go from strength to strength’

Kitty W:
‘Being a Friend gives me the inside track on what’s happening – and Priority Booking makes sure I don’t miss out on tickets for key authors’

Alex W:
‘Having a litfest on our doorstep is simply wonderful and the Friends discount enables me to go to lots of events’

Thank you very much for your support.