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A major part of the festival was the Kidwell-e Ebook Awards, aimed at both unpublished and established authors. There was a £10,000 cash prize for the best unpublished or self-published e-book by a British author.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