LITERARY LUMINARIES STAR LINE UP AT FESTIVAL
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022 is delighted to announce this year’s unmissable programme, with more than 500 events and close to 1,000 authors and speakers promising an international literary celebration like no other.
From Friday October 7 to Sunday 16, the world’s foremost writers, thinkers and performers will descend on the vibrant spa town when the festival village returns to the heart of regency Cheltenham for a jam-packed week of fascinating discussion and unforgettable memories.
With something to cater to all – from avid bookworms to first time visitors – the dynamic programme spans history, food, travel, poetry and spoken word, art, sport, faith, philosophy, fashion, psychology, science, nature, business and much more. The best new voices in fiction and poetry will appear alongside literary giants and high-profile speakers, political thinkers, and beloved stars of the stage and screen. Aithos, actors, gardeners, chefs, musicians will all descend on the town to talk about their own work as well as the work of others. Look out for the likes of Celeste Ng, Ian McEwan, Robert Harris, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Ardal O’Hanlon, Stephen King, Graham Norton and Lenny Henry.
This year, in a continuation of the Festival’s 3-year ‘Read the World’ theme – which offers a passport to a world of ideas – there will be a dedicated Ukraine Day (Tuesday, October 11) co-curated with The International Book Arsenal Festival, Kyiv, celebrating the country’s unique, rich culture and highlighting the impact of the ongoing conflict on those personally affected.
An insight-packed current affairs programme – bolstered by top journalists from The Times, The Sunday Times, and Times Radio teams – offers answers to timely questions such as: What do we deserve from our political leaders? What is the relationship between state secrecy and civilian-led investigative work, and is there still a role to be played by the state in concealing sensitive information? What is the true cost of our social media obsession? And what can women in power teach us about leadership?
Cheltenham has a proud history of giving emerging writers their first major platform and the festival’s support of the next generation of talent continues. The popular Debuts and Cocktails session returns, with a selection of the year’s best first novels showcased on the opening night, while Proof Parties give audiences a chance to discover a new novelist before they’re even published. Winning and shortlisted authors from the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novelists will also appear, giving readers a chance to get to know the brightest new literary talent, and New Blood: Crime and Thriller Authors to Watch will showcase the hottest new names in the genre.
Following its launch at last year’s festival, VOICEBOX – Cheltenham Literature Festival’s acclaimed new programme and venue – is back. Dedicated to bringing youth voices to the forefront, it will host free talks, workshops, panels, DJ sets and music, shining a light on the biggest names and rising stars. As well as spoken word, poetry and performance from local and national young talent, events will explore topics and trends that matter to young people, including mental health and wellbeing, activism, and LGBTQ+ experiences, and there will be a film night hosted by guest curator Clarisse Loughrey.
Meanwhile, charging into its seventh year in Cheltenham, for one night only Lit Crawl takes over the streets for a free, fast-paced evening of pop-up events and quirky literary happenings. Across surprising locations including record stores, cafes, tattoo parlours and barbershops, the crawl gives a platform to young and emerging comedians, authors, poets and performers including a moving spoken word session with Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees.
The lively festival village is the perfect setting for a family day out with a bumper programme of events, free activities and workshops, featuring the greatest storytellers and illustrators, sure to inspire a love of reading in children of all ages and stages. The festival’s flagship education programme Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils, annually reaches 9,000 pupils across the country through a network of teachers’ book groups who read high-quality, diverse children’s literature.
Tickets are on sale at
www.cheltenhamfestivals.com where you will also find details of the full programme.
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