Bristol poetry festival

September 13th - September 19th 2010 - Bristol Old Vic and other venues in Bristol

Part two of a Spring and Autumn festival programme with a great line up of literary talent.

Hampstead & Highgate Literary Festival

September 19th - September 21st 2010 - Ivy House, North End Road, NW11 7SX

Martin Amis, Howard Jacobson, Steven Berkoff, Ron Moody, Yotam Ottolenghi, Joanna Trollope, Gavin Esler, Tracy Chevalier, Lionel Shriver, Jeffrey Archer, Rachel Billington, Giles Coren, Lynda Bellingham, Marika Cobbold, John Harvey, Kate Figes, Mark Billingham, David Morrisey, Daisy Hay, Jay Rayner, Maggie O Farrell, Andrew Graham Dixon, Fiona Kirk, Ion Trewin, Pen Farthing and Linda Kelsey are just some of the authors appearing at this year’s Hampstead & Highgate Literary Festival, taking place in Ivy House, Anna Pavlova’s former home, in Golders Green, now the home of the London Jewish Cultural Centre.

King’s Lynn Poetry Festival

September 24th - September 26th 2010 - King's Lynn Town Hall

Poetry festival including John Welch, Jo Shapcott, Kit Wright 
Agnes Meadows, Penelope Shuttle, Selima Hill, John Lucas, John Fuller, Valérie Rouzeau with Susan Wicks, Dannie Abse, Amarjit Chandan, and celebrating his 80th birthday, Anthony Thwaite

Sevenoaks Literary Celebration

September 24th - October 10th 2010

This year features Lionel Shriver, Sarah Dunant, Gillian Clarke, Robert Sackville-West, Michael Burleigh and Juliet Nicolson.

Budleigh Salterton festival

September 24th - September 26th 2010

The second literary festival in Budleigh Salterton. Featuring Carol Ann Duffy, Susan Hill and Hilary Mantel among others.

Appledore book festival

September 25th - October 3rd 2010 - Appledore, North Devon

The Appledore Book Festival takes place over nine days in the fishing village of Appledore North Devon with over 5000 visitors expected.  The festival remit to spread a love of reading and learning with innovative events and raise money for the Appledore Library and reading projects for disadvantaged children.  The 2008 line-up included Jacqueline Wilson, Libby Purves, Tony Benn, Roy Hattersley, Penny Vincenzi and Peregrine Worsthorne.  2009 will feature over 60 events presented by some of Britain’s best-known and best-loved authors.

Hampstead & Highgate festival

September 27th - October 3rd 2010

The Hampstead and Highgate Festival is a celebration of the Arts, embracing music, film, visual arts, theatre, literature, and in 2010, dance.

Henley Literary Festival

September 28th - October 3rd 2010 - Henley

Among those already confirmed for this year’s Festival are Melvyn Bragg, the outstanding media figure of our time; Antonia Fraser, well-known biographer and widow of playwright Harold Pinter; Andrew Rawnsley the political journalist who lifted the curtain on the feuds and friendships of new Labour; award-winning novelists Jonathan Coe, Lionel Shriver, Helen Dunmore, Blake Morrison and Penelope Lively; legendary dancer Leslie Caron who starred in An American in Paris and Gigi; comedian Alexei Sayle; Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, the last of the Mitford sisters; editor Rachel Johnson and columnist and novelist Allison Pearson; media pundit Max Hastings; former diplomat and Washington insider Christopher Meyer; politicians Chris Mullin and Peter Hain; and three of our most insightful broadcasters, Fergal Keane, Matthew Parris, and Peter Snow.

Arts Alive Festival

October 1st - October 31st 2010 - Range of venues throughout the district, including Dorking and Leatherhead

The Mole Valley Literature Festival has joined with the Arts Alive Festival to create a cultural celebration in Surrey. There are over 70 events taking place over the month of the festival, and the literature programme forms an important element.

Warwick Words - Festival of literature and spoken word

October 1st - October 10th 2010

Special guests this year include James Ellroy, Robin Ince, Tim Butcher, Dame Stella Rimington, Matthew Rice, Sarah Dunant, David Crystal, Robert Goddard, Peter Hain, Prue Leith, Ruth Padel and many more. The popular ”How To” series of workshops led by professional writers will encourage participants to develop their creative writing skills and extend understanding of their craft. Young Words will feature Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt and Maggie Stiefvater. Little ones are invited to an abundance of parties including Bookstart and The Book Bus Parties.

New for this year is an exciting series of events for teenagers, including illustrative graffiti, song writing and more.