🗓️ Friday 6th – Saturday 7th November 2026
Swanage Literary Festival returns this November, with a weekend of author talks and writing workshops.
Featured authors and poets for 2026 include:
- Kristen Perrin: New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own Murder
- David Wickham: Writer, broadcaster & producer and author of Stolen Children
- Sophie Hannah: Bestselling crime writer, including the new Hercule Poirot mystery novels & murder mystery musical The Mystery of Mr E
- Larry Lamb: The actor & radio presenter has also written a memoir Mummy’s Boy, a novel All Wrapped Up and has an upcoming poetry collection
- Sally Page: Dorset-based Sally has written a novella and four novels, the latest of which is Six Little Words
More details will be released nearer the time.
Visit the festival’s website for full author bios: swanageliteraryfestival.co.uk
And follow updates on Swanage Literary Festival’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/people/Swanage-Literary-Festival/61573198950813/
