Festival events and workshops taking place on Sunday 10 May
Stratford Literary Festival returns in Spring 2026, from Thursday 7 until Sunday 10 May.
The Sunday programme takes place in Stratford-upon-Avon's Crowne Plaza Hotel (CV37 6YR), and features a series of events suitable for adults (see below), 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).
The Sunday programme includes talks by:
Jeremy Griffin, Ayala Panievsky & Andy Veale - Review of the Sunday Papers
Stephen Rutt & Rose George - Watery Tales: from the sky to the sea bed
Dr Sian Williams - The Power of Anxiety
Jack Jewers - inVerse: Lovers and Madmen
Jeremy Griffin & Ayala Panievsky - Who Owns the News?
Sian Hughes & Will Maclean - Secrets and Lies
Daniel Hahn - If this be Magic (Shakespeare in Translation)
Dr Paul Goldsmith - The Evolving Brain: How to Thrive in a World We Weren't Made For
Jo Hamilton - Why Are You Here Mrs Hamilton? The Post Office Scandal
Gordon Buchanan - In the Hide
Philippa Perry & Richard Coles - Church and the Couch to Cosy Crime
Festival events and workshops taking place on Sunday 10 May
Stratford Literary Festival returns in Spring 2026, from Thursday 7 until Sunday 10 May.
The Sunday programme takes place in Stratford-upon-Avon's Crowne Plaza Hotel (CV37 6YR), and features a series of events suitable for adults (see below), 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).
The Sunday programme includes talks by:
Jeremy Griffin, Ayala Panievsky & Andy Veale - Review of the Sunday Papers
Stephen Rutt & Rose George - Watery Tales: from the sky to the sea bed
Dr Sian Williams - The Power of Anxiety
Jack Jewers - inVerse: Lovers and Madmen
Jeremy Griffin & Ayala Panievsky - Who Owns the News?
Sian Hughes & Will Maclean - Secrets and Lies
Daniel Hahn - If this be Magic (Shakespeare in Translation)
Dr Paul Goldsmith - The Evolving Brain: How to Thrive in a World We Weren't Made For
Jo Hamilton - Why Are You Here Mrs Hamilton? The Post Office Scandal
Gordon Buchanan - In the Hide
Philippa Perry & Richard Coles - Church and the Couch to Cosy Crime
Mark Gatiss - A Life in Stage and Screen
Crowne Plaza Stratford Upon Avon, Bridgefoot, Stratford-Upon-Avon
9.30am - 8.15pm £10.69 - £21.38