Buxton Festival Literature Festival Series 2011
Those interested in self publishing, literature should absolutely check out the Buxton Festival Literature Series. The Buxton Festival Literature Series kicks off on July 9th and carries on until the 27th July – no fly by night weekend festival this one – and consists of a wide range of activities and a multitude of well-known guests.
The event features a morning literary series, concerts in the afternoon and evenings with operas being performed with themes such as exploration, modern politics and espionage all being taken on, while the ‘big name’ guests this year include the likes of Dame Ellen MacArthur, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Esther Freud, Colin Thubron, Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Will Hutton, Michael Broadbent, Salley Vickers, Miranda Seymour, Richard Miles, Professor Christopher Andrew, Virginia Nicholson and many more besides. Guests in previous years have included the likes of Patrick Gale, Melvyn Bragg, Cherie Blair, Kate Atkinson, Prue Leith, Joan Bakewell, Vince Cable, award-winning journalist Kate Adie and former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown.
Entry to the Buxton Festival Literature Series is not free I’m afraid, but if you’re under 30 seats cost just five pounds a head and under 16s, pensioners and students can get in for half price, so it’s not too bad at all really.
p.s. The Buxton Festival Literature Series has a lot to offer.