Tickets now on sale! 🎟️ We’re delighted our Summer Festival tickets are on general sale. We’ve got a great range of events for the whole family to enjoy from 30 May – 5 June taking place at venues across #Derby – we hope to see you there! #DBFSummer24

Book via the link in bio

Set your alarms! ⏰ There are only 24 hours until tickets go on sale

Our beautiful programmes designed by Gravity Digital have arrived 😍 have you seen any in the wild yet? We’re delivering them to local venues in the city, including QUAD @derbymusems Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill Déda Derby UK Derby Libraries and more. Pick up your copy now! #DBFSummer24

Save the date! 📅

We're counting down the days until our general ticket sale for #DBFSummer24 begins. We’ve got a fantastic line-up with something for everyone including children and families. Visit the website for full details. See you in May!

The Lab will be closed on Easter Sunday, as will the Derbion.
The City Lab doors will re-open at 10am on Monday, when we are back to being open 7-days a week!

Can't wait to visit? Take a look at our new virtual tour 👉 buff.ly/3IO5pWY

#DerbyUK #DerbyCityLab

Huge congratulations to Naomi Jones Rebecca Ashdown Oxford Children's Books for 'Thunder Boots', winner of the 2024 Derby Children’s Picture Book Award! Well done to all longlisted and shortlisted illustrators, authors, and publishers. Big thanks to all the amazing teachers involved.

🏕️ Charity Derby Kids' Camp needs volunteers to help out this summer.

Details via Marketing Derby

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Here we go, back on the High Seas on 20th June ... Mantle Books Pan Macmillan

Early Childhood Studies students recently worked in partnership with Derby Book Festival to help promote a love of books for children and parents and encourage early literacy. 📚👏

#DerbyUni #LoveDerbyUni

Schools all around Derby are busy voting today for the winner of Derby Children's Picture Book Award 2024! The winner will be announced on Thursday morning. Flying Eye B👀ks @SimonKids_UK Oxford Children's Books

We're really enjoying our partnership with the Early Childhood Studies Course and encouraging early literacy.

We're delighted to announce this year's #FlashFiction winners 🎉 🏆 Abi 'Spring Clean' (18 and over) 🏆 Grace 'Water for Sale' (12 to 17) 🏆 Susannah 'What happens when the grumpy tree is happy?' (11 and under) 🏆 Elizabeth ‘Spring’ (HMP Foston Hall) read them via the website

Great day yesterday with Gravity Digital’s Alex reviewing entries from University of Derby illustration students - wonderful interpretations of this year’s Flash Fiction stories.

We will announce the winning story and illustrator on Monday 🤞

The organisers of an annual 100-mile cycle challenge, which raises money to pay for holidays for deserving children, are urging more Marketing Derby Bondholders to get involved.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/494Df4r
Cosy Direct Derbyshire CHC Derby Kids' Camp YMCA Derbyshire

The plastic rubbish left in the River Derwent is an eyesore - so city environmental group Think Ocean is joining forces with University of Derby and Derby College to tidy it up in the first Bio Derby Clean Up, taking place on Wednesday.

Read more at bit.ly/3wOSl0t

📚Derby Children's Picture Book Award 2024📚
Around 5600 children in Derby are currently 2/3 of the way through our annual book award. On March 26th, the children will vote for their favourite. @oxfordchildren @flyingeyebooks @simonkidsuk Which is your favourite?!

Have you read any of the books featured in this month’s Currently Reading? Head to the link in our bio for full reviews. We’d love to know what you’re currently reading?derbybookfestival.co.uk/news/2024/febr…
#bringingbookstolife

Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate, we bring you a #bookstack of some of our favourite feminist books or books about strong women throughout history, all from Authors who have visited Derby Book Festival over the years. What is your favourite book celebrating women?

Come and work for Derby Book Festival! We are looking for an organised, creative and resourceful individual to join our team. Head to our website to read the job description and person specification, as well as full details for how to apply.
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Happy World Book Day! 📚

As part of assignment work related to Derby Book Festival, our English and History students have been researching the reading habits of young adults. 👏

Here are some of the facts they uncovered. 🔍

#DerbyUni #WorldBookDay