North Cornwall Book Festival

The North Cornwall Book Festival is an ever so slightly eccentric three-day feast of books, writing and word-related pleasures, including talks, discussions, workshops and music for all ages and tastes.

When? October 21-23, 2016

Where? St Endellion, Cornwall. PL29 3TP

Who? 2016 - Jackie Kay; Rachel Joyce; Katherine Norbury; Simon Grennan; Andrew Miller;Rupert Thomson. Children's / Young Adult writers including Francesca Simon; Tiffany Murray; Dan Metcalfe. Music from Amadou Diagne and Group Yaker; Wild Willy Barrett's French Connection; and Stamp & Go.

Website? North Cornwall Book Festival

Twitter? @NCornBookFest

Festival Director? Patrick Gale

Previous Festivals? The inaugural event took place in 2013 driven by author and festival Chairman, Patrick Gale. Mr G. is seemingly on a mission to make Cornwall a literary destination already acting as a patron of the Penzance Literary Festival and a director of the Charles Causley Trust.

2015: Alison Mercer; Julia Copus; Miranda Carter; Patricia Duncker; Neel

2014 - Revd Richard Coles; Horatio Clare; Lavinia Greenlaw; Matt Haig; John Crace; Louise Young; Tiffany Murray; Philip Wells, Nina Stibbe (right) Download 2014 Festival Flyer

2013 - Caroline Graham, Damian Barr, Sarah Winman, Patrick Gale, Philip Marsden,James Simpson, Kate Clanchy, Matthew Reynolds, Sally Welch, Chris Higgins, Jane Ray, jill Murphy, David Whitley, Giles Andreae, Caroline Cleave, Victoria Lamb, Jenny Balfour-Paul (left), Lisa Cooper and the wonderful Bookshop Band.