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Confirmed Authors & Speakers

Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL

Google “Lemn Sissay” and all the return hits will be about him.

Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers is an award-winning haiku poet, and was the founding editor of the Wales Haiku Journal.

Jay Griffiths

Jay Griffiths is the author of several acclaimed works of non-fiction

Odette Debono

Born and still lives in Newport, South Wales.

John Gower with David Pepper and Jonah Jones

Join composer David Pepper, guitarist Jonah Jones and writer John Gower as

Uncovering Hidden Heroines with Adele Cordner

An illuminating hour exploring forgotten women who shaped our history

Keith Cameron

A journalist since 1988, Keith Cameron is currently a contributing editor at MOJO.

Dr Rowan Williams

Dr Williams is acknowledged internationally as an outstanding theological writer, scholar and teacher.

Norena Shopland

Author/historian specialising in the history of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Luisa Jones

Join Lusia Jones as she launches the next book in her WW2 series for Storm Publishing.

Blackout Poetry and Random Note Collage workshops

Word Up! Creative Writing just got more creative.

Dominic Hames

Dominic Hames , is a university civil engineering lecturer and one of the UK’s leading coastal engineers.

Davina Quinlivan

Davina Quinlivan is the author of Shalimar: A Story of Place and Migration (Little Toller Books, 2022)

Olivette Otele

A Distinguished Research Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery at SOAS, University of London.

Gavin Clifton

Children’s author, inspirational speaker, disability advocate and lyricist

Gwarchod Cymru/ Welsh Witches Efa Lois

Efa Lois examines the tales of witches which permeate the Welsh psyche, its folklore, history and culture.

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