2016 sees the return of Borderlines Carlisle Book Festival to this ancient Cumbrian city for a third outing. A festival for readers and writers, with talks, poetry and workshops held in 4 venues in the city centre, including the Cathedral.
The event is run by four partners, the Bookends Bookshop, Cumbria Library, Carlisle Cathedral and the Tullie House Museum
When? Thursday 29th September - Sunday October 9th
Where? Various venues throughout Carlisle
Who? In 2016 Alan Johnson, Hunter Davies, Val McDermid,Salley Vickers, Anna Pavord, , David and Ben Crystal, Alexander McCall Smith, Jimmy McGovern, Juliet Barker, Sarah Hall (right), Susan Calman, Alison Weir, Max Adams, , Will Smith and many more. Download the 2016 Programme
Tickets? Start at £3.00 Buy Online
In person From Bookends, 56 Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8JA, 9am-5.30pm Monday-Saturday; 11.30am-4pm Sunday.
By phone Call Bookends on 01228 529067. If tickets are posted out, there will be an administrative fee of 50p.
Website? Borderlines Carlisle
Twitter? @borderlinesfest
Past Festivals? Established in 2014
2015 - Owen Jones, Terry Waite, Simon Yates, Gervase Phinn, Juliet Barker, Jenny Uglow, Salley Vickers, Cate Haste,Katharine Norbury, Kate Williams, Tom Harper, Simon Toyne, Paula Daly, Amanda Brooke, Fiona Armstrong. Crime, poetry, memoir, thriller writing workshops galore as well. A very eclectic mix!
2014: Hunter Davies, Alan Johnson (right), Grace Dent, Stuart Maconie, Rory Stewart, Eric Robson, Paul Morley, Sandra Howard, Ben Kane, William Ryan, Thane Prince, Matt Hilton, Sheila Quigley, Catherine Hall, Judith Allnatt, Kathleen Jones, Neil Curry, Philip Walling, Nick Burton, Paula Day and Val Corbett, David Carter, Michaela Robinson Tate and Phil Rigby
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.