Celebrating the Joy, Impact and Stories of 2024

As we get into the festive spirit, we’re reflecting on an incredible year for VOICEBOX at Cheltenham Festivals—one filled with creativity, conversation and connection.

From empowering young voices and celebrating change-makers to sparking important discussions through music, spoken word and debate, 2024 has been a year to remember. Together, we’ve inspired ideas, championed creativity and built a vibrant space for meaningful exchange.

As a thank you, we’re sharing our 12 Days of VOICEBOX. Behind each door, you’ll find a highlight from the year—showcasing the moments and initiatives that made 2024 extraordinary.

Click each door to explore all we’ve achieved together...

Cheltenham Literature Festival turns 75

Celebrating 75 incredible years, we were honoured to host a reception at Downing Street

#MERKYBOOKS returned

We caught up with Monika Radojevic at VOICEBOX, the first winner of the Merky Book Prize

A New Award!

We launched the FUTURE VOICES AWARD with a winner to be announced in the new year

'It's not girls...'

Poet Len Pennie joined us in the VOICEBOX tent this year for an incredible performance

The Power of 'And'

Sophia K Badhan returned to the tent to teach us the power of the word 'AND' and how it does something we should

Misdiagnosis with Ellie

Ellie Middleton joined us at #CheltSciFest and shared her thoughts on the misdiagnosis crisis

Creativity is a Human Desire

Jordan Stephens joined us at #CheltLitFest and shared his thoughts on the human need to create for better mental health

A Day in the Life

Poet Emma Taylor took us along with her on a day visiting the Festival - take a look at what you missed!

Advice to Young Authors

Kaliane Bradley author of Book of the Year: The Ministry of Time gives her best advice to young authors!

Breaking into the Industry

Jordan Stephens spilled the tea and gave some students his advice on breaking into the music industry

This Ends Now

We had a quick chat to the founders of This Ends Now after their packed out event at VOICEBOX

I hope they play HOTTOGO...

The first of many to come pop, icon quizzes took place at VOICEBOX and was the perfect end to our year of events