University of Aberdeen Writers Festival

What? University of Aberdeen Writers Festival is one of the highlights of Scotland's cultural calendar. Over 60 authors, thinkers and commentators from all over the world come to Aberdeen for a three-day celebration of the written word with an energetic mix of readings, discussions, films and exhibitions.?

Who? 2010 : Pauline McLynn, Philip Kerr, David Peace, Scarlett Thomas, Benedict Allen, Simon King & more

When? 14 -16 May 2010

Where? University of Aberdeen, AA Route Planner | multimap

How much? Check official site

Festival Website: Word? University of Aberdeen Writers Festival

What you missed (or maybe didn't) at the last festival/s In 2009 Ian Rankin, Joan Bakewell, AL Kennedy, John Boyne, Libby Purves, Ken MacLeod, Janice Galloway, Don Paterson, Michèle Roberts, John Burnside, , Esther Woolfson, Helen Lynch, Claire Keegan, Alan Spence, Hazel Hutchison, Frank Gardner, Lin Anderson, Alex Gray, Aline Templeton, Margaret Bennett, Cairns Craig, Carol Ann Duffy,Gillian Clarke, Sean O’Brien, John Sampson, Laura Cortese, Joanna Blythman, Hugh Pennington, Meg Bateman, Margaret Bennett, Sheena Blackhall, Tessa Ransford, Nick Lane, Luke Haines, Mimi Khalvati, Kapka Kassabova, Liz Lochhead, Angus Peter Campbell, Christopher Brookmyre.

Previous names include Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, Louis De Bernieres, Irvine Welsh, James Kelman, Louise Welsh, AL Kennedy, Colm Toibin, Richard E Grant, Liz Smith, Hardeep Singh Kohli and not forgetting a packed series of events for young readers.