Isle of Wight Literary Festival | Speakers 2024

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2024 SPEAKERS

THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER TO SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER

Our 2024 speakers will speak on a wide range of subjects from History, Politics, Personal Stories, Crime and more. With cookery demonstrations from local and well-known chefs, cookery writers and a wine tasting, the Litfeast was a great addition to the 2023 festival and will feature again in 2024.

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MIRANDA ACLAND

Local Island Author

CAROL ADLAM

Graphic Novelist

CLARE BALDING

TRACY BORMAN

GYLES BRANDRETH

SIMON BRETT

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ANNA BRITTON

Local Island Author

ANGELA BUCKLEY

Local Island Author

SUSIE CHAN

Endurance Runner

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KERRY DAYNES

Forensic Psychologist

KATIE DAYSH

Local Island Author

SUSIE DENT

DAISY DUNN

MATT EGAN

NORMAN FOWLER

Former Journalist & Politician

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MARION GIBSON

Historian & Author

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TRISTAN GOOLEY

Natural Navigator

ALEX GRANT

Politics & History

ROBERT HARDMAN

Journalist & Broadcaster

LUCINDA HAWKSLEY

Broadcaster & Author

HENRY HEMMING

Espionage Author

DAVID HEPWORTH

Broadcaster | Music

RICHARD HILLIARD

Executive Coach

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SUSANNA HOE

SIMON HOWES

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CELIA IMRIE

Award Winning Actress & Author

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STEVEN KEOGH

Former Scotland Yard Homicide Detective Inspector & Author

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JOHN KISZELY

British Army and Author

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LANIA KNIGHT

Novelist, Poet & Essayist

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ERIC KNOWLES

Antiques Valuer, Broadcaster & Journalist

ROMAN KRZNARIC

Social Philosopher

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REBEKAH LATTIN-RAWSTRONE

Open University | Reading for a PHD in Creative & Critical Writing

SARAH LAWTON

Local Island Author

JANE LOVETT

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SALIHA MAHMOOD-AHMED

NHS Gastroenterologist & Master Chef Winner 2017

LARA MAIKLEM

YSENDA MAXTONE GRAHAM

Author & Columnist

SIMON MAYALL

Former British Army General

HELEN MCGINN

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LOUISE MINCHIN

TV Presenter, Author & Endurance Athlete

CHRIS MULLIN

Former Journalist & Politician

HELEN MOLESWORTH

Jewellery Historian

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FIDELIS MORGAN

Author, Actor and Director

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PETER PARKER

Biographer, Historian, Journalist & Editor

BARNABY ROGERSON

Writer, Publisher and TV Presenter

JENNIFER SAINT

MARY ANN SIEGHART

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ELENA SILCOCK

Food Writer & Blogger

MARTIN SIXSMITH

Journalist & Broadcaster

NIGEL TOON

AI Entrepreneur

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NICOLA WATSON

Open University Professor in English Literature

NIGEL WEST

Military Historian

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A.N.WILSON

Author, Biographer & Columnist

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IBRAHIM ZANTA

Celebrations of Yemen

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