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Sarah Waters and Edwyn Collins

Two superb additions to the Port Eliot Festival line-up, Sarah Waters and Edwyn Collins, now have full profiles on the site.

Sarah Waters is a multi-award-winning novelist who’s been described as “one of the best storytellers alive” by the Independent. Read all about her here.

Musician and producer Edwyn Collins formed Nu-Sonics and the cult band Orange Juice, before going on to a successful solo career and producing for the likes of the Proclaimers, Little Barrie and The Cribs. Read about his fascinating career and dramatic life here.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Host of new authors added to the bill

Eight highly acclaimed authors have just been added to the Port Eliot Festival line-up, promising yet more colour to the festival's diverse programme. From a literary pub quiz to a show-and-tell of Judy Garland mementoes; a moonwatching session in the Walled Garden to a comic take on Sartre and Kafka, these authors' performances perfectly reflect Port Eliot's "doing something different with words" ethos.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Sarah Waters and Edwyn Collins

Two superb additions to the Port Eliot Festival line-up, Sarah Waters and Edwyn Collins, now have full profiles on the site.
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Monday, March 09, 2009

Port Eliot 2009 line-up set to double!

If you're excited by the prospect of seeing the performers already featured on this website, then you'll be even happier to hear that's just the half of it! We'll be announcing at least 40 fantastic new additions to the line-up in the next few weeks.
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William Dalrymple

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