Introducing some of this year's literary guests...

Thursday 23 April, 2015

There are just a few months to go until this year's Port Eliot Festival and we've still got a stellar cast of performers to introduce you to. Having already announced highlights from both our food and music line-ups as well as full stage listings for Caught by the River and the Idler Academy, this week we're focusing on some of the literary names who'll be joining us in July.  

This year, you'll be able to hear talks and readings from: Alan Johnson; Sarah Waters; Nina Stibbe; Alex Shulman; Shami Chakrabarti; Iain Sinclair; Simon Armitage; Kamila Shamsie; Matt Haig; Nikita Lalwani; Rachel Cooke; Ralph Steadman & Ceri Levy; Neel Muhkerjee; Owen Sheers; Hannah Rothschild; Rosie Boycott; Cathy Rentzenbrink; Rachel Holmes; Tim Dowling; Julian Baggini; Alex Bellos; Lisa Armstrong; Louise Carpenter; Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Tom Payne and Patrick Gale.