Borderlines Book Festival 2018 at Carlisle

Borderlines 2018, back for its fifth year, will feature some of the best regional and national authors as well as a great range of workshops across several city centre venues.

Borderlines Book Festival aims to promote an annual celebration of the written and spoken word in Carlisle, Cumbria.

We aim to establish the festival as a focus for literary excellence by attracting high quality speakers, nurturing and showcasing local writing talent; providing new opportunities for local people to experience literature in direct, accessible and dynamic ways; and helping to foster literary skills within the community.

We will strive to promote literacy and a life-long love of reading across all sections and ages of the community.