The next Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival will be 21-23 September 2012

In the meantime you might be interested in seeing what’s on at the
Budleigh Salterton Jazz Festival which runs from 20th to 22nd April 2012.

Visit the 2011 Festival Photo Gallery here…
You can see below a short video showing highlights of the 2011 festival.

Some of the writers who appeared at the 2011 Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival included …

• Hilary Mantel • Carol Ann Duffy • Gillian Clarke • Mavis Cheek
• AL Kennedy • Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall • Josceline Dimbleby
• Michael Morpurgo • Sir Roy Strong • Robin Hanbury-Tennison

Please have a browse through the Literary Festival Programme to read about our other events.

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We also introduced in 2011, a Budleigh Good Read, a lively book discussion forum which appealed to Reading Groups. Sue MacGregor hosted this event.

Part of the Literary Festival’s ethos is to entertain the whole community, and to this end, the programme includes pre-school storybook reading, a poetry workshop, poetry recitals involving local schools, book sales, an art talk about a celebrated book illustrator, and even a walking tour with a literary flavour around Budleigh Salterton.

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival is supported by:

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• Everys Solicitors • Palmers Whitton and Laing • The Tolkien Trust •
• Norman Family Charitable Trust • Creative Engine Room Web Design
• & Marketing • The Farm Marketing Communications • Devon County
• Council • Arts & Culture at the University of Exeter • Simcoe House •
• Blackwell Publishers • Budleigh Salterton Library •
• Budleigh Salterton Tourist Information Centre • Budleigh Salterton Town
• Council • Councillor Christine Channon • Michael Jackaman •
• Sue Lawley • Hugh Williams • P.J. White •

…and other Literary Festival Friends and supporters who have kindly sponsored or contributed to the Festival.

Other large UK literary festivals & literature festivals in South West England include:
The Telegraph Ways With Words Literary Festival at Dartington Hall
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
Port Eliot Festival
Bath Literary Festival

We also recommend Wordquest Devon – an opportunity for people to immerse themselves in Devon’s literature while exploring the county’s dramatic landscapes.

Looking forward to welcoming you to the 2012 Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival.

Literary Festival UK

Literary Festival Devon

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