Five days of insight, stimulating discussion and entertainment in the company of leading authors and public figures as they talk about their books, answer questions and sign copies of their work. Authors from across fiction, history, current affairs, the natural world and children’s litesrature. Not to mention the Festival’s annual Winter Concert.
When? 2015 Literary Weekend 4 - 8 November
Where? Leconfield Hall Petworth, St Marys Church Petworth, West Sussex
Who? 2015 - John Suchet, David Starkey, Andy McNab, Terry Waite, Alan Johnson, Lauren Child, Christian Hill, Simon Cooper, Peter Hennessy, AN Wilson, Irma Kurtz, Jane Hawking, and Tobias Churton and Ruth Rosen. Winter concert is "Wonderland" with Ashley Wass (piano) and Matthew Trusler (violin)
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How Much are Tickets? 2015 - £5 to £18
Box Office? Box Office opens 1st October. Tickets are available at www. petworthfestival.org.uk or call 01730 344576
Website? www.petworthfestival.org.uk
Twitter? @PetworthFest
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Festival Director? Stewart Collins
Past Festivals? 2011 was the first Petworth Literary Weekend, a development of the summer Petworth Festival which has been running for more than 30 years. The Artistic Director of both festivals is Stewart Collins.
Past authors have included Michael Palin, Charles Spencer, Antonia Fraser, Anthony Beevor, The Countess of Carnarvon, and Michael Morpurgo.
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.