THE North Cornwall Book Festival is looking for new volunteers to help organise this year’s event.

The festival and its parent organisation Endelienta are run almost entirely by volunteers. They are looking for new people to join their friendly, welcoming team of organisers.

If anyone would like to help run this vibrant arts programme and hugely successful book festival, the team would love to hear from them.

The areas they need help with are: Website management (NCBF) — populating the website with the new programme and all event and ticketing details; Social media (NCBF) — setting up a Facebook event for each book festival session, managing Facebook and Twitter and running ongoing social media publicity campaigns; Publicity and marketing (NCBF and/or Endelienta) — marketing and publicity to local, regional and national publications, radio, online publications, specialist interest groups, peer organisations and mailing lists; Print production and distribution (NCBF) — co-ordinating print production, for example preparing copy, liaising with designers and printers. Overseeing the distribution team for distribution of fliers, posters and brochures across the region; Box Office (NCBF and/or Endelienta) — managing/processing online bookings, email communications, Box Office phone bookings and enquiries. Helping operate box office at events; Administration (NCBF) — organising/booking authors’ accommodation and travel, invoicing and payment. Liaising with publishers on publicity material, book cover images, free copies etc; Volunteer co-ordination (NCBF) — drawing up volunteer rotas and liaison with volunteers in lead-up to festival, and overseeing during festival; Front of house/concert co-ordination (Endelienta) — supporting the FOH manager in all operational aspects of the concert programme; Site crew (NCBF and/or Endelienta) — assisting in the setting up and operation of the festival site (marquees, furniture, signage, banners etc.) Setting up for/clearing concerts. Car park supervision; Fundraising (NCBF and/or Endelienta) — researching and submitting applications to grant-giving trusts and bodies. Developing sponsorship package and seeking sponsors; Casual/seasonal (NCBF or Endelienta) — Endelienta front of house evening staff, box office, stewarding, bar, car park. NCBF volunteer teams including stewarding, driving, author support, bar, café, car park.

To learn more, without any obligation, contact [email protected] or talk to any committee member.