Past events

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

Kazuo IshiguroPaul McCartneyIan McEwanAnne EnrightKazuo IshiguroPaul McCartneyIan McEwanAnne Enright

W.G. SebaldSalman RushdieMarlon JamesHanif KureishiW.G. SebaldSalman RushdieMarlon JamesHanif Kureishi

Michael OndaatjeAli SmitZadie SmithNaomi AldermanMichael OndaatjeAli SmitZadie SmithNaomi Alderman

Elizabeth StroutToni MorrisonEmma HealeyArundhati RoyElizabeth StroutToni MorrisonEmma HealeyArundhati Roy

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.

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Stephen Fry

Spring 2018

Emma Healey

Spring 2018

Gina Miller

Spring 2019

George Saunders

Spring 2017

Marlon James

Spring 2019

Elizabeth Macneal

Autumn 2019

Elif Shafak