Junk Book Binding: Norwich Making Space Workshops

Junk Book Binding is coming to Norwich on Sunday 25 October, a creative workshop that's part of this year's Norwich Book Festival. If you've never tried bookbinding before, the name gives you a good starting point: it's about taking things that might otherwise be thrown away and turning them into something you can actually use. The session is described as a relaxed and collaborative way to explore playful approaches to making books, so it's more about the process and the making than getting a perfect, professional result. You'll be working alongside others, and the whole thing is set up as a creative workshop rather than a formal class.

It's one of the many events that make up the Norwich Book Festival, which runs from 24 to 30 October 2026. The festival takes over the city for the week, so if you're heading in for this, there's plenty more to work your way through around it. This particular workshop falls on the Sunday, right in the middle of the festival's run, so it's a good one to slot into a weekend of reading and writing events.

If you're into making things by hand, it's a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon. You'll leave with a book you've bound yourself, and the focus is on the playful side of it, so it's as much about the making as the finished object. It runs on Sunday 25 October in Norwich, as part of the Norwich Book Festival.