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

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