Festival Highlights: |
Roy Hattersley talking about Borrowed Time - The Story of Britain between The Wars |
Diana Quick on her autobiography Tug Upon The Thread |
Melvyn Bragg on his new novel Remember Me |
Libby Purves on her new novel Shadow Child |
Philip Reeve, the Carnegie Medal winning author |
Julian Clary in conversation about his latest novel |
Pam Ayres, inimitable and ever-popular |
Felix Dennis with sharp observations and free wine |
Gyles Brandreth on Oscar Wilde in his unique style |
The fun is over for another year!
The 2nd Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival took place between Tuesday, 28th April and Monday, 4th May 2009 and was a triumphant success.
Highlights of the 2009 Festival included:
Pam Ayres
Melvyn Bragg
Gyles Brandreth
Julian Clary
Gloria Hunniford
Roy Hattersley
Felix Dennis
Libby Purves OBE
Jasvinder Sanghera
David Nicholls
Deborah Moggach
Stuart Maconie
Professor Jonathan Bate
Ben Crystal
Zoe Lewis
Ginny Davis
Jill Fraser
Philip Reeve
Philip Ardagh
MG Harris
Dan Freedman
Christopher Rush
Julia Golding
Angela Woolfe
John Fardell and many others
We had hundreds of entries to the short story competition, writers joined our workshops and children came to have their faces painted, to make books and to listen to enchanting story telling.
Join us next year for another great programme!
If you are interested in event sponsorship at the Stratford Literary Festival please call us on 01789 470185. If you'd like to become a Friend of the Festival, you can find out more by clicking here.
We are extremely grateful to Stratford Town Trust who have once again given us a grant towards the success of the Children's Festival.
