Writers
Our 2010 line-up of distinguished guests includes…
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy OBE, Man Booker Prize Winner Hilary Mantel CBE, Simon Brett, Sir Christopher Meyer, Susan Hill, Caroline Taggart, Richard Willis, Mal Peet, Ian Mortimer, Jeremy Musson, Hugh Williams, Alex Wade, Anna Beer, Ian Frost, Bill Studdiford and many others.
![]() |
Carol Ann DuffyBritain’s first female Poet Laureate and champion of the dramatic monologue…. [Read more...] |
![]() |
Hilary Mantel CBEHilary Mantel is one of our most important living writers. She is the author of eleven books… [Read more...] |
|
![]() |
Susan HillSusan Hill’s many books include The Woman in Black and Mrs de Winter. She is a prolific writer… [Read more...] |
![]() |
Simon BrettSimon Brett is the much-loved author of the Fethering series, the Mrs Pargeter… [Read more...] |
|
![]() |
Jeremy MussonJeremy Musson is a writer, broadcaster, architectural historian, and a former National… [Read more...] |
![]() |
Sir Christopher MeyerSir Christopher Meyer served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom to the United States from… [Read more...] |
|
![]() |
Hugh WilliamsHugh Williams read Modern History at Oxford before beginning his career in television… [Read more...] |
![]() |
Ian MortimerIan Mortimer is well known for challenging conservative views about history and making… [Read more...] |
|
![]() |
Anna BeerAnna Beer is the author of Bess: The Life of Lady Ralegh, Wife to Sir Walter and an… [Read more...] |
![]() |
Alex WadeAlex Wade is a writer, freelance journalist and occasional media lawyer… [Read more...] |
|
![]() |
Mal PeetMal Peet’s success can be measured not just by the critical acclaim his books receive… [Read more...] |












This is Budleigh Salterton's second literary festival.

