2009 Festival Photos

Sarah Harrison has written 25 novels including the bestsellers "The Flowers of the Field", "An Imperfect Lady" and "How to write a Block Buster".

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Virginia Ironside is a journalist and author. Her recent book "No, I Don't Want to Join a Book Club" has been a tremendous success both in English and its translation into eight languages. Currently she writes for both the Independent and the Oldie.

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Sponsors' Launch Party at The Brook Gallery, Budleigh Salterton

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Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel’s novel about the machinations of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII is the hottest favourite for the Booker prize. Mantel, 57, has never been a serious contender for the Booker before (she has been longlisted previously) but within 48 hours of this year’s longlist being announced, she jumped from being an outsider to the 2-1 favourite.

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Pamela Neville-Sington at Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2009.

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Legendary crime writer HRF Keating in discussion with Simon Brett at the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival 2009

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Simon Brett is well known as a writer of the popular radio series "After Henry". He is also the author if three successful series of detective books.

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Members of 'The Detection Club' at Tobias Restaurant, Budleigh Salterton. The Detection Club was formed in 1930 by a group of British mystery writers including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Freeman Wills Crofts, Arthur Morrison, John Rhode, Jessie Rickard and H. C. Bailey. (H.R.F. Keating was President during 1985-2000, and Simon Brett is the current President.)

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Michael Foreman is an award-winning British author and illustrator, mainly for children.

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Award winning crime writer Val McDermid at Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

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Pictures of Budleigh Salterton, Devon.

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