Southwold Literary Festival

Friday 13th - Sunday 15th November @ Southwold Arts Centre

Inspired by the success of “Slaughter in Southwold” Southwold Library, Southwold Arts Centre and Southwold Books launched “Southwold Literary Festival” in November 2023.

Tickets are £7 a talk, £18 Friday Day Ticket, £30 Saturday or Sunday Day Ticket, £78 for the whole weekend

Tickets can be booked at Southwold Library, either in person, by phone 01502 442817 or by visiting www.ticketsource.co.uk/southwoldlibrary or at Southwold Arts Centre, either in person, by phone 01502 722572 or by visiting www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk.

Friday 13th November
2.00pm: Felicity Goodall: The remarkable life & legacy of Suffolk writer & naturalist Mea Allan.
3.30pm: Erika Clegg: Author of “Southwold 365”, celebrating Southwold gems.
5.30pm: Kevin Crossley-Holland: Celebrated poet inspired by Britain's landscapes, myths & folklore.

Saturday 14th November
10.00am: Robert Ashton in conversation with Matt Gaw: Storyteller of vanished rural traditions meets the award-winning nature writer
11.30am: Robert Colls in conversation with Ronald Binns: “George Orwell: Life & Legacy”
2.00pm: Alexander Ballinger: “Phyllis Dalton: A Career in Costume. From Lawrence of Arabia to The Princess Bride”
3.30pm: James Aldred & Alistair Carr: Emmy winning natural history cameraman Aldred with explorer & artist Carr.
5.00pm: Stewart White: BBC Look East Legend’s biography “See You at 6.30”

Sunday 15th November
10.00am: Geraldine Roberts: “The Rebel & the Peacemaker: The Incredible True Story of Mary & Charles Bagot”
11.30am: Piers Blofeld: “Master of Lies: How Anthony Blunt's Treachery Changed Our World”
2.00pm: Lucy Hughes-Hallett: “Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions"
3.30pm: Scarlett Thomas: Award winning fiction writer of “The Sleepwalkers” & “The End of Mr. Y”
5.00pm: Louis de Bernieres: “Smelling of Rooks: Nine Years in the Norfolk Alps”