Writers who have appeared at King's Lynn Literature Festivals since 1984

For the record, here's a list of most of the writers who have contributed in person to the success of the King's Lynn Literature Festivals.





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James Fenton
Adele Geras Dannie Abse James Kirkup
Aeronwy Thomas David Benedictus    James Sutherland-Smith
Ahdaf Soueif David Gascoigne Jane Gardam
Alan Brownjohn  David Harsent Jane Rogers
Alan Jenkins David Lodge Jane Stevenson
Alan Ross David Mitchell Jane Yeh
Alan Sillitoe David Profumo Janette Griffiths
Alec Reid Deborah Moggach Jean Moorcroft Wilson
Ali Smith Dennis Silk Jenny Joseph
Allen Curnow Derek Robinson Jill Dawson
André Mangeot Diran Abedayo Jim Crace
Andrea Levy Donald Atkinson Jo Shapcott
Andrew Cowan Eavan Boland John Ackerman
Andrew O’Hagan Eli Tolaretxipi John Fuller
Ann Harries Elizabeth Jane Howard John Hartley Williams
Ann Thwaite Eloise Shepherd John Kinsella
Anne Harvey Elspeth Barker John Morrison
Anne Stevenson Emma Richler John Wain
Anthony Howell Esther Freud John Walsh
Anthony Thwaite Esther Morgan John Welsh
Antonia Logue Fleur Adcock John Whitworth
Azmeena Ladha Gavin Ewart  Joseph Woods
Barbara Trapido Geoff Dyer Judith Kazantzis
Bejan Matur George Barker Julia Copus
Bernard Kops George MacBeth Julia Darling
Bernice Rubens George Szirtes Julia O'Faolain
Beryl Bainbridge Georgina Hammick Julian Barnes
Blake Morrison Gerda Mayer Julian Rathbone
Brendan Kennelly Glenn Patterson Justin Cartwright
Brian Aldiss Glyn Maxwell Kate Rhodes
Brian McCabe Gordon Burn Katherine Pierpoint
C K Stead Grace Ingoldby Kevin Crossley-Holland
C K Williams Hans Magnus Enzensberger  Kit Wright
Candia McWilliam Helen Dunmore Lavinia Greenlaw
Candida Clarke Helen Farish Lawrence Norfolk
Carol Ann Duffy Helen Ivory Les Murray
Carol Birch Henry Livings Lesley Glaister
Cathal Ó Searcaigh Henry Shukman Lindsay Clarke
Cevat Capan Hilary Mantel Lisa St Aubin de Teran
Charles Bennett Hugo Williams Liz Jensen
Charles Causley Ian Duhig Liz Lockhead
Christopher Bigsby Imdiaz Dharker Lord Blake
Christopher Logue Irina Ratushinskaya Lotte Kramer
Christopher Reid J P Donleavy Louis de Bernières
Christopher West Jackie Kay Louise Doughty
Ciaran Carson Jackie Wills Maggie Gee
Clive James Jake Wallis Simons Maggie Makepeace
Malcolm Bradbury Richard Buckle Scarlett Thomas
Marina Warner Robert Crawford Tom Phelan
Mark Axelrod Robert Edric Irving Weinman
Mark Illis Romesh Gunesekera Marion Molteno
Martha Kapos Ronald Blythe  Francis King
Matt Thorne Rose Tremain Henry Sutton
Matthew Singh-Toor Roy Hattersley
Matthew Sweeney Russell Celyn Jones
Medbh McGuckian Ruth Padel
Michael Barber Sarah Day
Michael Donaghy Saskia Hamilton
Michael Hofmann  Sean O'Brien
Michael Holroyd Selima Hill
Michael Hulse Sheridan Morley
Michael Laskey Simon Armitage
Michel Faber Simon Rae
Michelene Wandor Sir Stephen Spender
Mick Imlah Sir William Golding
Mila Haugova Snoo Wilson
Miranda Seymour Sophie Hannah
Moniza Alvi Stanley Middleton
Mordecai Richler Stephen Fry
Nicholas Shakespeare Tibor Fischer
Nina Bawden Tim Piers
Oliver Bernard Toby Litt
P H Newby Tom Sharpe
Patricia Duncker Trezza Azzopardi
Paul Bailey UA Fanthorpe
Paul Durcan Vernon Scannell
Paul Magrs Vicki Feaver
Paul Micou Wendy Cope
Paul Sayer Will Stone
Pauline Melville William Cooper
Pauline Stainer William Rivière
Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Lively
Penelope Shuttle
Peter Benson 
Peter Goldsworthy
Peter Howard
Peter Kane Dufault
Peter Orr
Peter Porter
Peter Reading
Philip Hensher
Philip Kerr
Piers Paul Read
Rachel Cusk
Rachel Hore
Raffaella Barker