Isle of Wight Literary Festival

northwood House, cowes, isle of Wight

11-14 October

the main venue for the festival is this grade ii* Georgian manor house in the heart of cowes. speakers for this year’s festival include Dr nigel shadbolt, author of The Digital Ape; ann cleeves, writer of the Vera and Shetland series; iain Ballantyne, who specialises in naval history, and sally Magnusson, who has a debut novel. the event is suitable for writers as well as readers. www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com