Port Eliot Festival

What? Previously known as the Port Eliot Lit Festival, the event was was founded by Peregrine St Germans and his wife, Catherine St Germans; actor and musician, Rick Worthy; and Simon Prosser, long time friend of Lady St Germans and the publishing director of Hamish Hamilton.

It features an eclectic mix of writers, poets, filmmakers and musicians and claims to be "one of GBs most original, magical, bohemian, bookish, colourful, musical and comic festivals".

The line-up of writers booked for 2011 includes Hanif Kureishi, Tahmima Anam, Edmund de Waal, Justine Picardie, A.C. Grayling. Not bad.

Tahmima Anam will no doubt be spruiking her second book, The Good Muslim out in May. Hope that she can repeat the fine standard in her Commonwealth Writer's Prize winning first novel A Golden Age. It was translated into 22 languages no less.

We hope that Ms. Tahmima hasn't succumbed to the all too common 'second book after an award winning first effort anti-climax syndrome." Judging by the early reviews that isn't the case and looking at the synopsis it doesn't look like too bad a film script prospect either.....

Where? Port Eliot Estate, Saltash, Cornwall AA Route Planner | multimap -

When? 21 - 24 July, 2011

Who in 2011 ? Tiffany Murray, - Tahmima Anam - Hugo Williams - Edmund de Waal - 5x15 - Tom Shone - Helen Walsh - Tim Clare - Daisy Goodwin - Sarah Winman - Mick Brown - Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong - Hari Kunzru - Hanif Kureishi - Jon Ronson - Katie Kitamura - Rosie Boycott - A.C. Grayling - Oliver Burkeman - Lucy Siegle - Gillian Slovo - Kevin Sampson - Luke Wright - Caitlin Moran - Emma Kennedy - Patrick French - Matthew de Abaitua - Roy Hutchins - Simon Garfield - Owen Sheers - Katie Hickman - Rob Young - Joe Dunthorne - James Attlee - Justine Picardie

How much?

Adult weekend ticket including camping £140.00

For 8-15 year olds, weekend ticket including camping £70 under 7s free

Festival Website: http://www.porteliotfestival.com/ -

E-Mail: info@porteliotlitfest.com -

Past Festivals? Mohsin Hamid, Alain de Botton, William Dalrymple, Hanif Kureishi, Patrick McCabe, Marcel Theroux , Susie Boyt , Tahmima Anam, Mike Jay, Will Hodgkinson, Tim Richardson, Mark Crick, Sarah Waters, Henry Hemming, Kate Summerscale, Justine Picardie , Mick Brown, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Hadley Freeman, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Alexander Waugh, Rick Stroud, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Barbara Hulanicki, Rachael Rose Reid, Toby Young, Tim Smit , Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Paul Murray, Philippa Perry, Bill Drummond, Geoff Dyer, Michèle Roberts, Margaret Drabble, Ian Jack, Ross Sutherland, Luke Wright, Luke Haines, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Hari Kunzru, Jason Goodwin, Ale x Bellos, Angie Sage, Ferdinand Mount, Edmund de Waal, Alexander Masters, Sam Leith, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Anna Pavord, We Are Camping, Jamie Brisick, Persephone Books, Hugo Williams, Mick Brown

Port Eliot Lit Fest 2007 Podcast Movie

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