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The Isle of Wight Lit erary Festival Readings, Debates and Workshops


The Isle of Wight Literary Festival will return this year for a fourth time and there’s plenty on offer for everyone.


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owes will once again play host to the Literary Festival being held from the 15th to 18th of October and will feature a rich mix of writers, performers and poets in an extensive programme of talks,workshops and debates. From children’s favourite Michael Morpurgo,


housewives and gardener’s pin up Alan Titchmarsh and the queen of the Bake Off Mary Berry to popular authors Victoria Hislop and Penny Vincenzi, the Festival will celebrate all that is great about literature and reading. Making a return visit is Simon Callow, who will be speaking about his biographical trilogy of Orson Welles. The breadth of subject matter is breathtaking this year as before with DJ Bob Harris, historians Dan Cruickshank and Dan and Peter Snow and indigo expert Jenny Balfour-Paul all waxing lyrical on their chosen subjects.


Local authors too are well represented with authors Deborah McDonald, Anthony Churchill and Joan Ellis amongst others and poet Eve Jackson all on the bill. Original Isle of Wight Festival founder Ray Foulks will be talking about his new book ‘Stealing Dylan From Woodstock: When the World Came to the Isle of Wight’, which he has written with his daughter Caroline. Along with workshops and debates on everything from ‘How to Write a Bestseller’ to ‘Historical Fiction’ there will be an opportunity to


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meet Jenny Balfour-Smith and astronomer Shelley Von Strunckell at a special evening at Osborne House on Saturday 17th.


The event will be held at various venues around Cowes including Northwood House and is sponsored by local businesses and benefactors. There is information on the website about how you can get involved with the Festival as a sponsor or benefactor and how to get tickets for the event or download a programme at www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.org


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