Literary Dundee - now appears to be a stream in Festival of the Future (2018)

In the past the Dundee Literary Festival brought together some of the most talked about names from the world of literature, journalism, philosophy and politics. There are workshops, talks, film, theatre, book signings, music and parties. As far as we can tell the festival has been incorporated into a larger Arts Festival called Festival of the Future - sounds exciting.

When? 17-21 October 2018

Where? Dundee

Who? 2018 TBA

Festival Website: http://www.literarydundee.co.uk/ now diverts to https://www.dundee.ac.uk/futurefest/

Twitter? @literarydundee

Previous festivals:

2015 - JANICE GALLOWAY, MATT HAIG, JACKIE KAY, GAVIN FRANCIS, new voices, family events, theatre, design, poetry, comics, a special pre-festival event with JEANETTE WINTERSON

2014 - Viv Albertine; James Naughtie; Michel Faber; Kevin Barry; Ian Buxton;Laura Bates; Kirsty Logan; Jung Chang and Jodi Picoult++- Browse 2014 Programme

In 2013 - Eddie Small, Robert Alan Jamieson , Michael Hulse, Lesley Riddoch , Sarah Hall, Kari Herbert’, A L Kennedy, Paula Jennings, James Robertson,  Maggie O’Farrell, Alan Bissett, Patrick Ness

Previously

Gerald Scarfe (video below) , Hardeep Singh Kohli, Beatrice Colin, Adam Mars-Jones, John Gray, David Peace, Kenneth Steven, GJ Moffat and Russel D McLean, David Knowles, Robert Ryan, Dr Keith Skene, Angus Konstam, Pauline McLynn

About Dundee

Dundee is a very active and friendly city which is located near the mouth of the River Tay, between Edinburgh and Aberdeen on the East coast of Scotland. Dundee is Scotland's fourth largest city, it offers a fine quality of life, offering more hours of sunshine and cleaner air than any other city in Scotland.

The City of Dundee offers something for all members of the family. Activities and Attractions in Dundee are numerous and include Camperdown Park, Law Hill, Discovery Point, Sensations Science Centre, Dundee Contemporary Arts, The Rep Theatre, McManus Galleries, University of Dundee Botanic Garden, Olympia Leisure Centre, Caird Park and Verdant Works and many others.

There are many Activities in Dundee in which you can participate including fly fishing at Kingennie Fishings which is situated in the rolling countryside North-East of Dundee, or skating at the Dundee Ice Arena or Ice World.

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