MONMOUTH Literary Festival has received £1,500 from Monmouth Rotary Club at an event on Monday 23rd March at Haberdasher's Monmouth School for Girls (HMSG).

Friends of Monmouth Comprehensive School, the National Union of Teachers, Friends of HMSG and The Nimbus Foundation have all donated money to the festival's organisers too.

Set-up and run by students from Monmouth's three secondary schools – Monmouth Comprehensive, Monmouth School for Boys and HMSG – the festival is aimed at pupils of all ages, to encourage interest in literature.

The programme this year is titled "Beyond the Book" and will feature musicians, film composers, a slam poet and authors from all genres appearing at the literary festival to perform their works.

Events will take place throughout Monmouth including The Shire Hall, The Blake Theatre, The Punch House, school halls and marquees, during the day and in the evenings from 22nd to 26th June.

After a successful inaugural year last year, the 2015 festival line-up will be confirmed in the next few weeks.