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in association with in association with
Festival of Literature launched

Swindon’s 24th Festival of funded by the Arts Council, also
Literature will see a host of literary includes the early-morning dawn
in association with
luminaries head for the town. chorus; the eighth Swindon Think
Among the authors who will be Slam; a children and families day;
appearing at the event in May are the twenty-first Swindon Poetry
author and politician David Owen; Slam; and the Poems, Pints, and
prize-winning novelists Lionel Music Finale.
Shriver, Mark Lawson and Xiaolu The free event is now firmly
Guo; columnist Polly Toynbee; established on Wiltshire’s cultural
psychiatrist-author Oliver James; calendar. It is loved locally and held
philosophers Roman Krznaric and in high regard nationally.
Stephen Law; courageous funny Running from 1 - 13 May, the
woman Francesca Martinez; two-week event will feature Polly Toynbee (above) Mark Lawson and David Owen (below left to right) and
science guru Marcus du Sautoy; numerous other talks, discussions, (bottom row) Terry Waite and Charlotte Green are among the guests who will
kidnap-survivor Terry Waite; readings, and storytelling at main appear at Swindon’s 24th Literature Festival
Archers’ linchpin Graham Harvey; theatres, arts venues, libraries,
royal writer Ingrid Seward; solo parks, museums and galleries.
explorer Benedict Allen, and radio’s The 40-page colour programme
Charlotte ‘the voice’ for the event will be launched at
Green. Swindon’s Central Library at noon
The festival, on March 16.
which is

Organiser Matt Holland

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