Past events

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

Ian McEwanGeorge SaundersHanif KureishiPaul McCartneyIan McEwanGeorge SaundersHanif KureishiPaul McCartney
W.G. SebaldP.D. JamesRuth RendellBill BrysonW.G. SebaldP.D. JamesRuth RendellBill Bryson
Kazuo IshiguroAlan BennettSalman RushdieAlexander McCall SmithKazuo IshiguroAlan BennettSalman RushdieAlexander McCall Smith
Donna TarttZadie SmithToni MorrisonEmma HealeyDonna TarttZadie SmithToni MorrisonEmma Healey

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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