Positions Available: updated March 2026

Opportunity to Join the Guildford Book Festival Board of Trustees

The annual Guildford Book Festival has a mission to  celebrate the best writing, encourage new authors and share a love of reading.  We are a registered Charity and deliver an outreach programme to local schools involving over 5000 students. 

The Festival faces challenges to drive tickets sales and deliver a sustainable Festival in an increasingly competitive marketplace. We now need 2 Trustees with expertise and enthusiasm in one of two main areas. 

Firstly, to strengthen our capacity in areas including marketing, fundraising/income generation projects.

Secondly we rely on a wonderful team of Volunteers and need a Trustee to become a central point of contact.

The Board meets monthly for 2 hours.  Preparation and follow up take about half a day and longer at certain times of the year or to achieve deadlines.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email:

Volunteers@guildfordbookfestival.co.uk

Please include in the subject line ‘Board of Trustees Position’.