2016 Events

2016prog_coverIn 2016, highlights of the Penzance Literary Festival included Rachel Joyce, Julie Myerson, Patrick Barkham and the Scilly Sergeant.

This archive page shows all the events that took place in 2016, many of them with photos. Click on the event titles to view more information.

All 2016 events

Build-a-book

Penlee House Gallery
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Publishing Day

The Union Hotel
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Getting Published – the editor’s perspective with Sophie Buchan

The Union Hotel
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How to Get Published: the agent’s perspective, with Juliet Pickering

The Union Hotel
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Online Self-Promotion (That Won’t Make You Feel Slimy), with Laurie Garrison

The Union Hotel
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The role of independents, with Karen Sullivan

The Union Hotel
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The Unmumsy Mum, with Sarah Turner

The Unmumsy Mum, with Sarah Turner
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Under Sea; Under Stone, with Penzance Local History Group

Penlee Coach House
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Colin Taylor

The Life of a Scilly Sergeant, Colin Taylor in conversation with Jak Stringer

Acorn Theatre
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Our World, with MCMC Spoken, Seth Hampshire and Tom Stockley

Penlee Coach House
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Underground Heroes, with Gray Lightfoot and Colin Stringer

Acorn Theatre
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The Crossing, with Andrew Miller

Acorn Theatre
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Readings from The Ivy House Diary: with Martin Banks and Livia Morant

Penlee Coach House
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Images from the Depths, with Robin Lenman

Acorn Theatre
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Rachel Joyce in conversation

Acorn Theatre
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Writing workshop with Jane Moss and Anne Taylor: dear Cornwall, dear homeland

The Morrab Library
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Words on the wave

Penlee House Gallery
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Open Mic Night, with Spokes

The Admiral Benbow
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Dew Vardh, with Bert Biscoe and Pol Hodge

Penlee Coach House
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Incomplete Shakespeare, with John Crace and John Sutherland

Acorn Theatre
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Writing Workshop with Rachel Joyce: writing dialogue

St John’s Hall
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The Swordfish and the Star, with Gavin Knight

Acorn Theatre
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The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh, with Kathryn Aalto

Penlee Coach House
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The Land and Seascape of Cornwall, with Sue Kittow, Rachel Lambert and Lisa Woollett

St John’s Hall
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Dungeons and Dragons, with The John Daniel Players

Acorn Theatre
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Inspired by Insurrection: hero or villain? with Steph Haxton and M J Logue

Penlee Coach House
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Underground Overseas, with Des Hannigan

St John’s Hall
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Pool under The Prom, with History Through the Looking Glass

Acorn Theatre
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In Her Wake, with Amanda Jennings

Acorn Theatre
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Patrick Barkham

Writing Workshop with Patrick Barkham: nature in its own write

The Morrab Library
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Hedluv + Passman’s Music Entertainment System

Acorn Theatre
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Going Underground with Telltales

The Admiral Benbow
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Penwith’s Underworlds and Otherworlds, with Lucy Cooper and Adrian Rodda

Acorn Theatre
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Thinking with the Hands, with Andrew Lanyon

Penlee Coach House
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Patrick Barkham

Coastlines: the story of our shore, with Patrick Barkham

Acorn Theatre
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Shackleton: the man and the myth, with Michael Smith

St John’s Hall
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Writing Workshop with Angela Stoner: Dreaming Underground

The Morrab Library
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Raymond Tallis

God, Free Will and the NHS, with Raymond Tallis

Penlee Coach House
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Mike Sagar-Fenton

The Coast is Clear, with Mike Sagar-Fenton

St John’s Hall
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Katharine Norbury

The Fish Ladder, with Katharine Norbury

Acorn Theatre
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West Country Noir with John Martin

St John’s Hall
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Clay Phoenix: the life and writing of Jack Clemo, with Luke Thompson

Penlee Coach House
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Grevel Lindop

Charles Williams: the Third Inkling, with Grevel Lindop

Acorn Theatre
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Julie Myerson

The Stopped Heart: Julie Myerson in conversation with Patrick Gale

Acorn Theatre
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Writing Workshop with Bridget Holding: how to eat an elephant

The Morrab Library
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Reflections Of Cornwall In Words And Music: Haunting, Magical, Mystical

Redwing Gallery
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Mining Memory

Penlee House Gallery
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The Bookshop Band

The Bookshop Band in Concert

Acorn Theatre
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Katrina Naomi

Writing Workshop with Katrina Naomi: writing ourselves

The Morrab Library
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Wave Hub: a reading

Acorn Theatre
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Wyl Menmuir

Writing Workshop with Wyl Menmuir: scratching the surface

The Morrab Library
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Drama Workshop with Gill McNeill: going underground dramatically

Acorn Theatre
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Speakeasy

Speakeasy

The Admiral Benbow
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The Great Big Litfest Quiz

Acorn Theatre
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Adriana McClary

Guided Literary Tour of Penzance, with Anna McClary

Guided Literary Tour of Penzance, with Anna McClary
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Adriana McClary

Guided Literary Tour of Penzance, with Anna McClary

Guided Literary Tour of Penzance, with Anna McClary
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Trevilley Trio Concert

Trevilley Trio Concert
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Unearthing the Past: the museum as muse

Penlee House Gallery
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Litfest Last Night Party with Djazz Celtica

Acorn Theatre
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