Gladfest 2014

Gladfest 2014 

5 - 7 September

A literary festival in the heart of North Wales

The second annual literary festival at Gladstone's Library.  Attracting internationally significant writers, it offers a unique opportunity to attend a range of readings, talks and workshops in informal and intimate settings in and around the Library.  This year's line-up includes:

• Author, Katherine Angel
• Performance poet Martin Daws, young people’s laureate for Wales
• Novelist and short story writer, Vanessa Gebbie
• Journalist, writer and presenter, Nadene Ghouri
• Poet and novelist, Francesca Haig
• Novelist and photographer, Melissa Harrison
• Writer, broadcaster and theologian, Richard Holloway
• Former MP, novelist and historian, Douglas Hurd
• Novelist, playwright and TV writer, Stephen May
• Journalist, writer and literary editor, Robert McCrum
• Poet, Katrina Naomi
• Writer, artist and blogger, Michael Nobbs
• Art critic and novelist, Zoe Pilger
• Novelist, Sarah Perry
• Financial and political journalist, Hugh Pym
• Poet and performance artist, Tim Ridley
• Novelist and poet, Salley Vickers
• Novelist and editor, Laura Wilkinson

Booking opens for Friends of Gladstone's Library on 1 May when the full programme will be available.  General booking starts from 12 May.