Production of Book Festival

Description

To follow the outcomes of the shape your Paisley Book Festival community consultation event. To help shape the festival. To find its place amongst wider Scottish/UK landscape and to work with the festival partners on business planning, growing and sustaining the festival in the long term. We are looking for a creative and inspiring organisation, agency or individual to deliver the Paisley Book Festival. The contractor should have experience of book festival production and management and a clear understanding of how the word, in all its forms, can make a difference. They should be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge of how important books and book related events are in bringing communities together, making connections, developing learning and improving well-being. At the same time, they should understand the commercial potential of book festivals and lay the foundations for its financial sustainability.