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PRESS RELEASE: 21 June 2022 The Isle of Wight Literary Festival is delighted to confirm Red Funnel as the headline sponsor and announce some of the speakers for this year’s festival, which will be held at Northwood House Cowes from 6th – 9th October 2022.  For our tenth anniversary and in this jubilee year we celebrate Royalty.  Speakers…

Press Release 29th September 2020  The Red Funnel Isle of Wight Digital Literary Festival is delighted to announce that the Cowes born, multi-award-winning actor Jeremy Irons will be opening the digital festival on Friday 9th October at 19:00. Irons will read Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in Eight Fits)….

Press Release 21st September 2020 To mark the dates of the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival, we’re holding a FREE online digital festival from the evening of Friday 9th – Sunday 11th October.. There is something for everyone in our  programme at https://isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/main-programme-2020/ Exploring famous lives is the theme of the morning session…

Press Release   1st September 2020 The Isle of Wight continues to be a source of inspiration and creativity for a thriving local arts community. Over the centuries many famous scribes have made the island their base:  Alfred Lord Tennyson, Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, John Keats, J B Priestly, Enid Blyton, Anthony Minghella and literary festival…

PRESS RELEASE: 12th August 2020 With the usual festival format compromised due to the current Covid-19 situation, organisers are preparing FREE online sessions to delight, inspire and enlighten audiences this 9 to 11 October. Organisers of The Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival today announced that, for the first time ever, this year’s festival…

Book your tickets now The island’s annual literary festival attracts many well know speakers to the island to delight our audiences of residents and visitors.  The programme committee also ensure that local writers are featured. This year’s programme includes: James Rayner tells the hidden story of the island international history and visitors in his first…

The diverse programme is packed with over 60 sessions to delight, inspire and enlighten audiences The Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival, now in its 8th year, takes place from 10-13 October at Northwood House, Cowes.    By bringing authors to the Isle of Wight to share their work the festival provides islanders and visitors…

The island’s annual event for book lovers The 2019 Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival has opened ticket sales online for this year and popular sessions will be selling out fast! It’s a rich and varied line-up over 4 days at Northwood House, Cowes and there is something for everyone in the programme: Dan…

Monsters, owls, teddies, superheroes and the Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly were all in evidence at Appley Park on Saturday 22 June as local  authors and storytellers supported Appley Day by sharing their stories in the sunshine and promoting the Isle of Wight Literary Festival, the IWLF Schools Programme (both of which will take…

Alexander McCall Smith, Louise Doughty and Lynne Truss have just been confirmed to speak at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival in October. The Red Funnel Isle of Wight Literary Festival, now in its 8th year, takes place from 10-13 October at Northwood House, Cowes.    By bringing authors to the Isle of Wight to share…