Kidwell-e Festival
The Kidwell-e Festival was intended to be the UK's first literary festival dedicated to ebooks and digital publishing.[1] The festival was devised by the late Julian Ruck.[2] It was to take place at the venue of Ffos Las racecourse near Kidwelly, in Carmarthenshire, across the weekend of 28–29 July 2012 but was called off because of a lack of interest.
A major part of the festival was the Kidwell-e Ebook Awards, aimed at both unpublished and established authors.[3] There was a £10,000 cash prize for the best unpublished or self-published e-book by a British author.[4]
The event was poorly attended and cancelled after the first day.[5]
References
- ^ Jackson, Tina (24 January 2012). "Championing the unknown ebook writer". Writers' News.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Writer Ruck launches award for best eBook". Western Mail (Wales). 23 January 2012.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "That's novel — authors to battle for e-book awards". Metro. 23 January 2012.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Jackson, Tina (24 January 2012). "Kidwelly-e flash the cash". Writers' News.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Olympics factor in Kidwell-e Festival ending early", BBC News, 2 August 2012.