Taking place from Thursday 7 until Sunday 10 May at Crowne Plaza Hotel Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford Literary Festival features a host of talks, workshops, famous faces and events for children.

Follow the links below to see the full programme and find out more...

Thursday 7 May

The Thursday programme features a series of events suitable for adults, including talks with Hannah French, Sajid Javid, Mark Kermode & Jenny Nelson.

The day also features two workshops - Alix Almond's Linocut workshop focussed on Water and Rivers, and Tiffany Murray's workshop Using Memoir for Fiction.

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Friday 8 May

The Friday programme features a series of events suitable for adults, including talks with Ardal O'Hanlon, Natalie Haynes & Larry Lamb 

The day also features one workshop - Clare Clark's How to Finish your Novel. 

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Saturday 9 May

The Saturday programme features a series of talks suitable for adults - including Prue Leith, Map Men, the Scummy Mummies - and interactive events children.

The day also features a Local Author Showcase open to all, and four childrens workshops.

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Sunday 10 May

The Sunday programme features a series of events suitable for adults, including talks with Mark Gatiss, Daniel Hahn, Philippa Perry & Richard Coles. 

The day also features Rob Biddulph's The Last Wolf (for children of 6+ yrs) and two workshops for adults - Clare Clark's How to Crack the Crossword, and Maz Evans' How To Write Your Stories (Without Losing the Plot).

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