Festivals

• Freedom from Torture literary festival goes online

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  Wednesday, 28th October 2020

  Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Coe, William Boyd, Philip Pullman, Bernadine Evaristo, Maggie O’Farrell and Louis de Bernieres involved
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• Peter Florence suspended from Hay Festival

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  Monday, 26th October 2020

  Founder and director faces bullying allegation
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• Banville, Donoghue, Doyle star at Irish Cultural Centre festival

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  Monday, 26th October 2020

  Online festival from 15 November
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• Guildford 'thrilled and relieved' at festival support

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  Monday, 19th October 2020

  Richard Osman, Alison Weir, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason among stars
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• Aké Festival celebrates African Time in digital events

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  Friday, 16th October 2020

  African arts and book festival has 65 free digital events featuring authors including Tayari Jones and Marlon James
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• The year festivals went virtual

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  Thursday, 8th October 2020

  It's not as simple as turning on Zoom. Francesca Baker reports
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• Wimbledon BookFest goes online this month

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  Tuesday, 6th October 2020

  Follows success of live events on the common in September
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• National Poetry Day underway now

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  Thursday, 1st October 2020

  Margaret Atwood, Prince Charles, Chris Riddell, Raymond Antrobus, Benjamin Zephaniah and Cerys Matthews on board for today's national celebration of poetry; Cecilia Knapp...
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• Stratford festival unveils winter weekend line-up

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  Wednesday, 30th September 2020

  Hilary Mantel, Margaret MacMillan, Charles Spencer, Andrew Marr, Matthew Parris on the bill: events in front of restricted audience and filmed for live streaming
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• Shafak and Rankin take part in Romania Rocks

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  Wednesday, 30th September 2020

  Festival of Romanian-British literary events sees UK authors in discussions with Romanian writers
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