Marian Keyes to appear at Primadonna as festival offers chance to ‘win a wedding’ – to yourself Following Emma Watson’s lead, the team behind the Primadonna festival today announce an addition to their 2020 line-up: an alternative wedding chapel where festival-goers can book in to ‘self-partner’. Already committed to appearing at Primadonna 2020 is bestselling …
Grace Dent has date marked in diary under ‘JOY’ Today (Tuesday 27 April) we announced that the festival will go ahead this Summer, returning to Suffolk and a brand new venue. Primadonna 2021 promises the same unique mix of big names and emerging voices in fiction and non-fiction, as well as comedy, live music, food, …
We’re moving to a bigger venue in 2021, thanks to Arts Council England… Primadonna will move to a bigger venue for 2021, with backing from Arts Council England (ACE). The festival’s £48,000 grant from ACE will help support its move to the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket, Suffolk. “We call Primadonna ‘the world …
Primadonna Prize winner signs book deal… HarperCollins announced on 19 October 2020 its acquisition of the debut novel Ginger and Me from Elissa Soave, who won the inaugural Primadonna Prize in 2019. World All Language rights were acquired in a one-book deal by Katie Seaman, Senior Commissioning Editor at HQ, from Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis …
Primadonna ‘headlines’ the Big Book Festival… We’re absolutely delighted to be ‘headlining’ the Big Book Festival weekend which takes place from 8–10 May. The three-day virtual book festival that brings together the best of the cancelled British literary festivals and on Saturday night features our very special event: Primadonna co-founder Catherine Mayer, also co-founder of the …
Primadonna Prize 2020 launches 1 May… This year’s Primadonna Prize for unsigned and unrepresented writing talent will open for entries on 1 May. This year, the group of 17 women behind the Primadonna festival and Prize – the ‘Primadonnas’ – have moved the opening date forward in the hope that entrants will be able to …
Primadonna festival postponed due to coronavirus The 2020 Primadonna Festival will no longer go ahead in its physical form. The safety of our team, our artists and our audiences remains our biggest priority and so, in keeping with official guidance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have no choice but to call off our date with …
Primadonna reveals winner of inaugural Prize… as well as next year’s judges Last night the winner of the first ever Primadonna Prize was revealed at a special event at London’s Conway Hall. Glaswegian Elissa Soave, who currently works as a law text editor, was crowned winner by ‘Primadonnas’ Sandi Toksvig and Cathyrn Summerhayes – two …
Primadonna Festival and Prize to return in 2020 Today, the team behind the Primadonna Festival announce its return in 2020. Primadonna, which was held for the first time in August 2019 to rave reviews, is a festival of writing, creativity and ideas with one of the most diverse and inclusive line-ups on the circuit. The …
Shingai (star of the Noisettes) to headline at Primadonna next weekend… Shingai Shoniwa, founder and frontwoman of indie rock back Noisettes, is headlining at new festival Primadonna in Suffolk, where she will play a live solo set on Saturday 31 August. Shingai has performed with artists including Annie Lennox, Guillemots and Dizzie Rascal. She heads …
