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Folkestone Literary Festival 2008: Toksvig, Norden, Adie, Hegley and more!

October 26, 2008 9:00 AM

Now in its 7th year, the Folkestone Literary Festival 2008 will play host over 70 speakers, entertainers, poets and creatives in a packed schedule promising 9 days of entertaining live performances.

Authors include Kate Adie, Will Self, Denis Norden, Sir Arnold Wesker, Quentin Letts, David Starkey, Sandi Toksvig and Susie Dent. The programme also includes a sold out School's Gala with performance poet John Hegley and former-presenter of BBC's 'The Really Wild Show' Nicola Davies.

There will be storytelling sessions and workshops for the younger audience, many events for young people involving Manga, comic drawing and a talk with a graphic novelist, film screenings (including Nick Broomfield's 'Battle for Haditha'), two comedy evenings, workshops, exhibitions, tours of the town and more. This year will see even more events to celebrate all that is literary at the festival which has fast become one of the region's most important cultural events.

If you would like to receive a copy of the brochure, please call the Box Office on 01303 842192 or alternatively send your name and address in an email to info@folkestonelitfest.co.uk and type 'BROCHURE REQUEST' in the subject box. Alternatively, log on to www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk where you will be able to download the full brochure and also book tickets online.

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