As promised, this year’s Chudleigh Literary Festival, due to be held on Wednesday 10th July, is going to be bigger, better and a day you will not want to miss!
Morning Session: Historical Writing Wielding his Devonshire pen to start the day in traditional fashion with a CWC workshop, Dr Todd Gray FRHistS, MBE, Historian of the County of Devon, will be digging among the archives of a writer’s imagination in a fascinating session, full of historical insights, imagery and topical ideas. Anyone who was at last year’s festival will remember how the popularity of the evening session...
Exeter will host two festivals featuring literature and writing this autumn. In October, exetreme imagination – Exeter’s biennial festival of writing and stories – will unlock imaginations for young people across the city. In November, Exeter Literary Festival will bring together a range of experts to share knowledge. The festivals will feature nationally known and local award-winning authors, including Philip Reeve whose book Mortal Engines will be released as a Universal Pictures blockbuster movie directed by Peter Jackson. exetreme imagination runs from 15 to 27 October, with public...
The line-up of best-selling authors and budding literary stars for the annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival has been announced.
Now in its ninth year, the themes of the 2017 Festival will be nature, wildlife and history, including family history and memoir. There will also be magical events for children to help mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book.
The opening day of the Festival on 13th September will include an “in-conversation” event with Festival President, Dame Hilary Mantel MBE, who’s eagerly anticipated final book in her Cromwell trilogy is...
The work of three Exeter School poets has been selected for publication by the Budleigh Salterton Decorative and Fine Arts Society.
The collection of poems will be published in September as part of the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival and the work of five other pupils will also be on display.
The Year 10 pupils were invited to write poetry on the themes of poaching and conservation as part of a Budlitfest creative writing project during their English lessons.
English teacher Ben Masters said: "After a week of lessons discussing, amongst other issues, the plight...
The organisers of the Budleigh Salterton Literatary Festival are euphoric following the success of their seventh sensational festival which saw top authors including Judith Kerr, Kaffe Fassett, David Lloyd, Sarah Waters and Paula Hawkins attract hordes of festival goers to the seaside town.
The festival also saw local authors Jed Falby, Christine Lee, Andrew Graham and Peter Nasmyth as well as Honorary President and double Man Booker Prize winner Dame Hilary Mantel DBE, give literary talks to captivated audiences.
The festival, which took place from 17th-20th September,...
British actress turned bestselling author, Sarah Winman, is the latest name to join the literary line up for this year’s Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the festival has announced that Liza Klaussmann is no longer able to appear at the festival on Saturday 19th September. Organisers are delighted that author Sarah Winman has agreed to step in at the last minute, to discuss her second novel A Year of Marvellous Ways.
Sarah’s first novel, When God was a Rabbit, was released in 2011 and was an instant Sunday Times bestseller in both...
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival features inspiring talks, readings and conversations with talented authors, scientists, playwrights, historians, broadcasters, economists, comedians and rising literary stars.
Taking place from 17thto 20th September, the festival will host a diverse selection of critically acclaimed, award-winning authors who are set to descend on the East Devon seaside town for the festival’s seventh consecutive year. Appearing on Thursday afternoon will be celebrated children’s author and artist, Judith Kerr, creator of iconic books such as The Tiger Who Came...
Helen Lederer, best known for her role as dippy Catriona in Absolutely Fabulous, as well as creating the 'Girl at the Bar' in Naked Video, will be appearing at Sun, Sea and Books Sidmouth’s Literary Festival on Friday 19th June. Helen will be chatting about her new novel ‘Losing it’, the role of chunky KitKats, writing, losing weight… and, well, all sorts of things. Helen’s first novel, ‘Losing It’ (published by Pan Macmillan) is the hilarious story of Millie, agony aunt for ‘The Good Woman Magazine’. In debt, divorced and desperate, she’s about to lose her house. Worse, she has no money,...
