{"id":6284,"date":"2024-03-02T10:46:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T10:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?page_id=6284"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:46:34","slug":"archive-landing-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?page_id=6284","title":{"rendered":"2026 Archive landing page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6284\" class=\"elementor elementor-6284\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5939a86c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5939a86c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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235px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=10033\" title=\"Monty Volunteers &#8211; how it happens!\">Monty Volunteers &#8211; how it happens!<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Monty Lit Fest is nothing without its volunteers.\u00a0 Visiting writers...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=10033\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">More...<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-footer\"><div class=\"eael-entry-meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-9934 category-monty-lit-fest-2026 tags-childrens-laureate-wales-launch-monty-lit-fest-monty-minifest-national-year-of-reading-tickets\" 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https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Monty-bookshop.jpg 1375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=9934\" title=\"More than just retail\">More than just retail<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Monty Lit Fest is nothing without its volunteers.\u00a0 Visiting writers...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=9934\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">More...<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-footer\"><div class=\"eael-entry-meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-9906 category-monty-lit-fest-2026 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