Dorchester Literary Festival
Dorchester Literary Festival
15-20 October 2019
Literary passions and country pleasures

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Dorchester Literary Festival 2018Welcome to the Dorchester Literary Festival

EVENTS FOR THE 2019 FESTIVAL ARE NOW CONFIRMED...

We have been busy talking to publishers and authors and we're thrilled at the wonderfully varied line up that we've confirmed and listed below. You can download the programme as a PDF file here.

Tickets are now on sale and for Friends of the Festival there are extra discounted prices on many events. So why not join us  as a Friend and make sure you don't miss out on any of the great events this year while you help support our festival. We look forward to seeing you soon.

 

Paul Atterbury and Janet Gleeson

Festival Directors

 

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This Year's Events

Rhyme Time with Miffy
15th October 2019 at 10:30 am
A N Wilson Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy
15th October 2019 at 4:30 pm
Sabrina Ghayour Bazaar
15th October 2019 at 6:00 pm
Dr Jon Copley Ask An Ocean Explorer
15th October 2019 at 7:30 pm
Simon Heffer Staring at God - Britain in the Great War
16th October 2019 at 11:00 am
Kerry Daynes The Dark Side of the Mind
16th October 2019 at 12:30 pm
Linda Geddes this event now cancelled
16th October 2019 at 2:00 pm
Christmas at Highclere The Countess of Carnarvon
16th October 2019 at 4:00 pm
Prue Leith My All-Time Favourite Recipes
16th October 2019 at 6:00 pm
Leo McKinstry Attlee and Churchill - Allies in War, Adversaries in Peace
17th October 2019 at 10:30 am
Tristan Gooley Wild Signs and Star Paths
17th October 2019 at 12:00 pm
Chrissie Gittins Poetry for Children
17th October 2019 at 1:00 pm
Hardy Today: Tim Pears The Redeemed: The West Country Trilogy
17th October 2019 at 2:00 pm
Henrietta Lovell Infused - Adventures in Tea
17th October 2019 at 4:00 pm
John Wright The Forager's Calendar
17th October 2019 at 6:00 pm
Oliver Morton The Moon - A Past and Future History
18th October 2019 at 10:00 am
TreeHouse Theatre Pirates Ahoy
18th October 2019 at 11:00 am
Victoria Hislop Those Who Are Loved
18th October 2019 at 12:00 pm
Raynor Winn The Salt Path
18th October 2019 at 4:00 pm
Anthony Burt Creative Writing Workshop
18th October 2019 at 5:00 pm
Adam Nicolson The Making of Poetry - Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels
18th October 2019 at 6:00 pm
Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne
19th October 2019 at 10:00 am
Fiona Davison The Hidden Horticulturists
19th October 2019 at 10:30 am
Joa Studholme Recipes for Decorating
19th October 2019 at 12:00 pm
Monisha Rajesh Around the World in 80 Trains
19th October 2019 at 2:00 pm
Kate Williams Rival Queens
19th October 2019 at 4:00 pm
Dom Joly The Hezbollah Hiking Club
19th October 2019 at 6:00 pm
Martin Kemp Living With Leonardo
20th October 2019 at 11:00 am
Sir Tim Waterstone The Face Pressed Against A Window - A Memoir
20th October 2019 at 1:30 pm
Tracy Chevalier A Single Thread
20th October 2019 at 3:00 pm
A Walk Around Thomas Hardy's Dorchester
20th October 2019 at 9:30 am
Curtis Butterworth Loves Molly May Woolly Pig
26th October 2019 at 7:00 pm
Curtis Butterworth Loves Molly May Woolly Pig
27th October 2019 at 2:00 pm
Curtis Butterworth Loves Molly May Woolly Pig Productions
27th October 2019 at 7:00 pm
Carol Ann Duffy Sincerity
16th November 2019 at 7:00 pm

Feedback

Thank YOU for hosting us so brilliantly on Sunday. Dad and I had a great time and were both really impressed by the very smooth running of your festival. It was a total pleasure being there with you, Helen, and the team. Congrats to all concerned on a job well done. It was fun to be a part of it.

Ben Holden
Feedback From 2016 Festival

We thoroughly enjoyed the Literary Festival again this year and eagerly await the next one...Thank you for bringing a great event to Dorchester. 

Christina Hicks
Feedback From 2016 Festival

I sip my Dorset tea and just wanted to say thanks so much for the invitation to the lit fest - I thoroughly enjoyed it...

Rob Ryan
Feedback From 2015 Festival

Thank you for allowing me to be part of this great event. Well done to both of you, fantastic event.

Michael Dooley, Poundbury Clinic
Feedback From 2016 Festival

Thank you for asking me to take part in the Hardy Today event. I enjoyed it very much.

Virginia Astley
Feedback From 2017 Festival

I thoroughly enjoyed all six events I attended and would have done many more if my time had allowed. Congratulations to all the people involved for a very well organised event. I am most certainly looking forward to next year's events calendar- the dates are already in my diary.

Andrea Clarke
Feedback From 2016 Festival

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