Past events

Since 1991, the festival has welcomed inspiring speakers from across the globe.

Kazuo IshiguroMargaret AtwoodIan RankinAlexander McCall SmithKazuo IshiguroMargaret AtwoodIan RankinAlexander McCall Smith
P.D. JamesSalman RushdieMarlon JamesStephen FryP.D. JamesSalman RushdieMarlon JamesStephen Fry
Zadie SmithDonna TarttEmma HealeyHanif KureishiZadie SmithDonna TarttEmma HealeyHanif Kureishi
Naomi AldermanAli SmithIan McEwanRuth RendellNaomi AldermanAli SmithIan McEwanRuth Rendell

Festivalarchive

Want to see more? For the full selection of recordings please head over to the British Archive for Contemporary Writing (BACW). The archive contains more than 450 audio and video recordings of UEA Literary Festival events.

See the full archive of past videos

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