Cambridge Wordfest
What? An twice a year literature festival held in the spring and winter in Cambridge and surrounding area. It aims to provide a richlypacked weekend of some of the best in contemporary fiction, political debate, workshops and events for children. It is a festival for writers as well as readers. 
Cambridge Wordfest was conceived and launched in 2003 by Cathy Moore with support from Cambridgeshire County Council and a small but dedicated band of friends and volunteers.
When? April 12-15, 2012
Where? Cambridge at the historic ADC Theatre and the University’s McCrum and Babbage lecture theatres , AA Route Planner | multimap
Who? Cambridge Wordfest Spring 2012 - Highlights will include Ian Rankin, Alan Hollinghurst, Alain de Botton as well as a vibrant children's programme, with Cressida Cowell and many more
Tickets ? The general box office opens Friday, 2nd March
Online: www.adctheatre.com
Phone: 01223300085
Or in person:
ADC Theatre
Park St
Cambridge
CB5 8AS
Festival Website: www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk
What you missed (or maybe didn't) at previous festivals: Authors who have attended in the past include: Will Hutton, Simon Armitage, Don Paterson - The Bard in Love, Stefan Collini - The Future of Our Universities, Dawn French - More than A Tiny Bit Marvellous, Ian McEwan & Sam Harris, Roger McGough, PD James & Nichola Upson, David Leigh & Luke Harding - WikiLeaks, Maggi Hambling, Mark Logue & Peter Conradi - The King’s Speech, Celia ImrieAndrew Motion, David Starkey, Malorie Blackman, Michael Morpurgo, Libby Purves, Kamila Shamsie, Jackie Kay, Philip Ardagh, Louise Rennison, Ali Smith, C J Sansom, Gillian Slovo, Joanne Harris, Nadeem Aslam, Salley Vickers, Rebecca Abrams, Nicola Beauman, Susan Sellars, Louise Doughty, Jill Dawson , John Fardell, Mark Steel, Polly Toynbee, David Walker, A C Grayling, Jane Wilson-Howarth, Irma Kurtz, Louise FoxcroftCarol Ann Duffy, Lionel Shriver, Andrew Cowan, Kathryn Hughes, Helen Dunmore, Geraldine McCaughrean, Sandi Toksvig and Marina Lewcka.
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