2012 Festival dates: 5 - 14 October

Come and experience the delight of seeing and hearing some of your favourite authors and discovering the writing talents of many of the nation's leading commentators, presenters and public figures at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Names announced for 2012 so far include Pam Ayers, Pat Barker, Mary Beard, Giles Coren, Carol Ann Duffy, Gavin Esler, Richard Ford, Anthony Horowitz, Mark Haddon, Richard Ingrams, Dom Joly, Russell Kane, John McCarthy, Roger Moore, Neil Oliver, Michael Palin, Ian Rankin, Jack Straw, Kate Summerscale, Jeremy Vine and Jacqueline Wilson.

 

• Tickets on sale to Members 13 August.
• Public booking opens 20 August

 

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An Awfully Big Adventure

 

Relive the 10 days, 500 events and 600 speakers of The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011 with news, reviews, videos, pictures and updates from each day of the Festival.

Relive "Lit Fest Live 2011"

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Watch the stars of 2011

Check out the official Cheltenham Festivals YouTube channel for interviews with many of the authors and presenters from the 2011 Literature Festival, including Ian Hislop, Howard Jacobson, Sebastian Faulks discussing the Festival, their event, their inspirations, what they're reading and much more...

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The Big Read

Established in 2007, the Big Read has become a project embraced by book lovers all over the region. Every year book groups take place in venues across Gloucestershire in the run up to the Literature Festival, all joining to read one title. During the Festival itself hugely successful book group meetings, as well as panel events thematically linked to the Big Read, are held and are always incredibly popular.

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Book It!

The Festival for families and young readers. Our festival-within-a-festival celebrates the exciting world of children’s literature with lots of events to suit every age and taste, from toddlers to teens. Check back soon for full details of the 2012 Book It! programme.

Write Away

Our programme of creative writing workshops is a core element of the Literature Festival and recognised nationwide for its tutors. Write Away offers a wide variety of courses in terms of both content and length and workshops are aimed at all levels of ability. Check back soon for full details of the 2012 Write Away programme.

Guest Directors

Since the inception of the Guest Director programme at the Festival in 2000, we are delighted to have attracted a range of leading figures from a variety of fields who curated some inspirational, engaging, unforgettable, hilarious, and cutting-edge events.

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2011 Line-up

With over 500 speakers, The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011 offered a wide range of thought provoking, inspiring and enjoyable events. Follow the link below for a full list of speakers at the 2011 Festival.

Browse the full 2011 line-up

 

Brochure Archives

The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival has been opening minds and celebrating the best in the world of books for our 60 years, bringing the greatest names in Literature to Cheltenham Browse our brochure archives for a relive a selection of our most recent Festivals.

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