Welcome to Winchester Poetry Festival
Festival weekend will take place October 13-15 2023.
Ways you can support us:
Winchester Poetry Festival is a registered charity (Number 1150997) run by volunteer trustees. We aim to bring the best in contemporary poetry to Winchester. We make a point of paying all our invited poets and contributors professional rates and giving their work the best possible showcase. To achieve this we need to secure a broad base of income from ticket sales, donations, sponsorship and grants from private trusts and public sector bodies. There are a number of ways in which you can support the festival:
Donate
Donations will help us to keep the cost of tickets to a minimum. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. You may donate to Winchester Poetry Festival using PayPal. Click the button below to be taken to a secure PayPal payment page.
Sponsor an Event
Winchester Poetry Festival (WPF) is a nationally recognised biennial celebration of poets and poetry – the only festival of its kind in the south of England.
Read more about sponsorship opportunities both for events and other activity of Winchester Poetry Festival below.
Become a Friend
The festival is an independent charitable trust and, although it has the support of Arts Council, local business, trusts and foundations, it needs the support of Friends to ensure its continuity. Read more about joining Friends of Winchester Poetry Festival here.
Join easyfundraising and you can collect free donations for us every time you buy something online. It won't cost you a penny extra so please help us to raise funds.
Our supporters
Patrons
Celia Imrie, Professor Edna Longley,
Michael Longley, Christopher Reid
We would like to say thank you to all those who have given their support, commitment and generosity to Winchester Poetry Festival. Only with the help of our supporters are we are able to bring a lively international festival programme and other events to Winchester.
Corporate Sponsors and Individual Donors
Nigel Beale
Doughty Chambers
Peter & Vanessa Davis
Robert Hutchison
John & Joan McGavin
Paris Smith LLP
Tilney Financial Management
University of Southampton
University of Winchester
The Empson Society of Winchester College
Funders
Arts Council England
The Artists' Collecting Society
Carcanet
Hampshire County Council
MJB Charitable Trust
Phire Ltd
Poetry Translation Centre
Rupert and Elizabeth Nabarro Charitable Trust
Society of Authors
The Tuttiett Family Charitable Trust
The Viking Society
Winchester BID
Winchester City Council
Supporters
Brasserie Blanc
Partners
Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh
Cabinet Rooms
Forward Arts Foundation
Hampshire Cultural Trust
Modern Poetry in Translation magazine
Peter Symonds College
Poetry Book Society
The Poetry Translation Centre
The Poetry Society
P&G Wells
Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke
Solent Mind
St Swithun's School
Theatre Royal Winchester
Treloar College
Winchester School of Art
If you are interested in supporting Winchester Poetry Festival 2021 as a sponsor or donor please click here or contact us on hello@winchesterpoetryfestival.org
