08/09/2026
Southwold Literary Festival
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th November @ Southwold Arts Centre – Booking Opens 1st September
Inspired by the success of “Slaughter in Southwold” Southwold Library, Southwold Arts Centre and Southwold Books launched “Southwold Literary Festival” in November 2023. The 2026 Festival features an amazing mix of fiction and non-fiction authors speaking about a fascinating range of subjects.
Tickets are £7 a talk, £18 Friday Day Ticket, £30 Saturday or Sunday Day Ticket, £78 for the whole weekend
Tickets can be booked at Southwold Library, either in person, by phone 01502 442817 or by visiting www.ticketsource.co.uk/southwoldlibrary or at Southwold Arts Centre, either in person, by phone 01502 722572 or by visiting www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk.
Friday 13th November
2.00pm: Felicity Goodall: The remarkable life & legacy of Suffolk writer & naturalist Mea Allan.
3.30pm: Erika Clegg: Author of “Southwold 365”, celebrating Southwold gems.
5.30pm: Kevin Crossley-Holland: Celebrated poet inspired by Britain's landscapes, myths & folklore.
Saturday 14th November
10.00am: Robert Ashton in conversation with Matt Gaw: Storyteller of vanished rural traditions meets the award-winning nature writer
11.30am: Robert Colls in conversation with Ronald Binns: “George Orwell: Life & Legacy”
2.00pm: Alexander Ballinger: “Phyllis Dalton: A Career in Costume. From Lawrence of Arabia to The Princess Bride”
3.30pm: James Aldred & Alistair Carr: Emmy winning natural history cameraman Aldred with explorer & artist Carr.
5.00pm: Stewart White: BBC Look East Legend’s biography “See You at 6.30”
Sunday 15th November
10.00am: Geraldine Roberts: “The Rebel & the Peacemaker: The Incredible True Story of Mary & Charles Bagot”
11.30am: Piers Blofeld: “Master of Lies: How Anthony Blunt's Treachery Changed Our World”
2.00pm: Lucy Hughes-Hallett: “Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions"
3.30pm: Scarlett Thomas: Award winning fiction writer of “The Sleepwalkers” & “The End of Mr. Y”
5.00pm: Louis de Bernieres: “Smelling of Rooks: Nine Years in the Norfolk Alps”
