Jeanette Winterson (2010 event)
Legendary writer Jeanette Winterson inspired her audience with tremendous charm on 16 August, speaking movingly of happiness and the pursuit thereof. This brilliant event was full of intelligent questions from the audience and great energy from Winterson herself. When she attended her photocall, the Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit writer proceeded to throw oranges at the photographers!
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Patrick Gale (2018 Event)
Carol Ann Duffy (2010 event)
James Kelman
Eoin Colfer (children's event)
Meera Syal (2015 Event)
John Byrne (2011 event)
Jo Nesbo (2018 Event)
Maaza Mengiste: When Italy Invaded Ethiopia (2020 Event)
Mark Haddon (2016 Event)