Friday 29 October - Sunday 7 November 2010

For those of you who know The Bridport Literary Festival, you won't be surprised to hear that our 2010 line-up will once again bring you a range of talks to stimulate, provoke, amuse and astound. For those new to the Festival, we think you will be amazed at the breadth of literary talent arriving in our small Dorset town over 10 days.
Tickets go on sale in August but here to whet your appetite is a list of authors who will be wowing you this season:
Jonathan Powell; Caspar Walsh; Andrew Graham-Dixon; Matthew Parris; James Holland; Adam Sisman; Zoe Heller; Peter Snow; Howard Davies; Daisy Goodwin; Rachel Billington; Salley Vickers; Luke Jenning; Anthony Sattin; Susan Shepherd; Andrew O'Hagen; Hugh Warwick; Annie Freud; Laurence Sale; Sadie and Melissa Jones.
Radio 4 regular Elvis McGonagall invites us to join his riotous Blue Suede Sporran Club
Poet and Bridport Prize judge Michael Laskey leads a master class for all you budding poets...
More details....full programme of events.....online booking, available soon.
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