ChipLitFest

In a celebration of 100 years of women's suffrage, Diane will discuss Rise Up Women!, her compelling biography that tells the stories of some of the extraordinary women involved.

Hannah has previously been at ChipLitFest as a novelist, now she joins us as an interviewer chatting to Adam Kay; talking to writers about their second novels; and chairing our Barbara Pym event. 

Megan was still an undergraduate when she first brought her poetry, When I Grow Up I Want to be Mary Beard, to ChipLitFest. Now she returns via a Cambridge PhD, the BBC and The New Yorker, with her latest spoken word performance, You Sad Feminist. 

Mark is a Festival patron and well-established Festival favourite. He returns to ChipLitFest 2018 to interview Richard Osman and host another devilishly difficult ChipLit Quiz.

Festival patron Fanny Blake held senior roles in fiction publishing before turning author. She is a frequent interviewer at ChipLitFest events and a great advocate of the delights of fiction. She will be talking to Liza Tarbuck about her album for grown-ups. 

Animator, film maker and novelist, Peter's wonderful stories Cogheart and Moonlocket have won countless middle grade fans with their tales of exhilarating adventures. 

Award-winning children's poet, Joseph will give you the confidence to write your own poetry and have great fun whilst doing it. 

Tom Cox's latest book, 21st-Century Yokel, was crowd funded in just seven hours for publishers Unbound. His best-selling writing ranges from nature to family memoir via the much loved Bear, aka Tom's Sad Cat. 

Bird watcher, nature writer and radio producer, Tim joins ChipLitFest for the first time to interview Adam Nicolson about The Seabird's Cry and to talk about Britain's birdlife. 

Author and illustrator team, Swapna and Sheena, together have created the hilarious Dave Pigeon - proper laugh out loud stories for kids age six upwards. 

Festival favourite and founder patron John Dougherty is back! And so is his guitar. Help John to write the ultimate ChipLitFest song, expect silly lyrics and plenty of noise! John is also our judge for this year's schools' Poetry Competition. 

Abi's books are incredible adventures from around the world and beyond. Sky Song is every bit as thrilling as her previous stories, an epic adventure with a sprinkling of magic. 

Camilla is a publicist at Pan Macmillan. She is joining us for The Story of a Book, to reveal how a publisher works when taking a book, Dear Mrs Bird, from manuscript to book shop. 

Comedy script writer Lee Stuart Evans, joins the Words About Music panel to discuss his debut novel Words Best Sung about the R&B scene in 60s London. 

Molly is an author, journalist and consultant who explores innovation in publishing. Her industry expertise will be invaluable for Trade Secrets 2018, the writers' workshop.

Founder of Oxford literary night Short Stories Aloud, Sarah will join the New Voices 2018 panel with her own incredible debut Shelter.

Laura's The Reading Cure is a perfect example of the power of books. Join Laura alongside Lucy Mangan, with added tea and cake, for a truly magical afternoon.

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton, Clive is a cartoonist, a writer and, by his own admission, a disastrous explorer!

Editor and book-obsessive, Alison is a ChipLitFest committee member as well as a Festival interviewer. Her broad interests see her take on fiction, history and health. 

Mini writes and illustrates irresistible books for children aged two and over. Her latest book, The Last Wolf, is a completely original and unexpected re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood. Mini was also one of the authors at YIMBY Festival in Sept 2017. 

Guy is a man of many talents: writer, video artist and now hugely exciting novelist joining the New Voices 2018 panel with his eagerly-anticipated debut.

Joe is now a regular ChipLitFest interviewer. And, as usual, he will be talking to our debut novelists in the New Voices event. When he's not in Chipping Norton, Joe is the producer of the Radio 2 Book Club. 

Matthew Haley, head of Books and Manuscripts at Bonhams, will introduce you to his passion for the world of rare books and inspire you to join him. 

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton, Vashti introduces her debut novel, Brightstorm, all about adventures in a sky ship and a quest to save a family's reputation. 

Oxford Professor and author Sarah leads a Very Short Introduction to Demography, looking at the way the global population has evolved over time and space.

In a brilliant event for all the family, Caspar will be taking us through the awe-inspiring, often unbelievable, wonders of the world. Caspar will also be interviewing Prof Stephen Westaby about his remarkable work a a heart surgeon. 

Poet and BBC presenter Paul Henry from his brand new poetry collection The Glass Aisle. From the sea of the poet’s childhood to the stillness of a canal walked in middle age, The Glass Aisle moves between rage and stillness, past and present, music and silence. 

In a fascinating Very Short Introduction, University of Oxford Professor Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English we know today.

Joseph is a neuroscientist and Alzheimer's expert. In Pursuit of Memory follows his personal journey to find a cure.

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton, Cat is bringing her compelling historical YA fiction to secondary pupils. 

Rachel Joyce's latest novel is The Music Shop, the story of Frank, the record shop owner whose love of music and vinyl in particular means that he always knows the perfect song for his customers. But is he listening when the perfect customer enters the shop?

One of our NHS at 70 events, Adam's award-winning, best-selling diaries, This is Going to Hurt, from his junior doctor days are riveting, hilarious and heart-breaking. 

As his crime debut continues as an international best-seller, former bookseller Joseph join us with his eagerly-awaited second novel.

Journalist and journalism lecturer Dan Lee joins ChipLitFest to deliver a Writers' Workshop all about life in print media. 

Arts journalist Andrew Male joins us to share his enthusiasm for novelist Barbara Pym who spent the last 10 years of her life in a village outside Chipping Norton. 

Ayisha first came to ChipLitFest to discuss her debut novel, Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged. She now returns to lead a writers' workshop about ghost writing, something she does for Nadiya Hussain. 

In a perfect Afternoon Tea event, journalist and Stylist columnist Lucy will be in conversation with Laura Freeman exploring the stories that made us fall in love with books.

Associate Professor in American Literature, Catherine joins us to interview Lionel Shriver about Property, her first collection of short stories. 

Adam has written about nature, history, landscape and literature. His most recent book is a beautifully-written song of triumph to 10 species of seabirds facing threat.

Mary-Ann is joining ChipLitFest as an interviewer for the second time. She's an anthropologist, archaeologist and adventurer. She has recently presented a history of traditional boats for BBC2's Britain Afloat. 

The much-loved and ridiculously knowledgeable TV personality, Richard Osman, joins us to discuss, amongst other things, his favourite books. 

Music journalist, Pete Paphides, brings a lifelong music fan's devotion to the discussion about how novels can persuade readers to hear music via silent prose. 

Guy Parker-Rees is the illustrator of Giraffes Can't Dance, Be Brave Little Penguin and Dylan the stripy dog. He'll be describing all of Dylan's jobs and adventures. 

ChipLitFest patron and multi-million selling Winnie and Wilbur illustrator, Korky Paul loves to draw and inspire children to do the same. 

AJ will be in conversation with her agent Jo Unwin and her publicist Camilla Elworthy to trace the road to publication of an eagerly-anticipated debut.

Robert is a journalist and presenter. Richly argued and beautifully written, his personal account of the recent political past, WTF, is essential reading.

Thuy runs The Little Viet Kitchen in north London. Using her Vietnamese roots and inspired by the London culinary scene, Thuy will share her craft and some dazzling dishes in her Saturday Lunch event. 

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton, Jasmine is running the inspirational workshops that will lead to a published collection of short stories - School Shorts - by a group of local primary school pupils. 

Andy Riley is the hugely popular author and artist of a series of best-selling cartoon books. We are delighted to welcome King Flashypants to ChipLitFest!

Oxford Emeritus Professor of Experimental Psychology, Brian J. Rogers presents a Very Short Introduction to Perception and discusses the philosophical question of what it means to perceive.

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton, Festival patron SF Said is the author of the modern classic, Varjak Paw. 

Performance poet and great advocate for the spoken word, Tina will co-host a writers' workshop that will take you from page to stage. 

Novelist and short story writer, Rachel Seiffert joins ChipLitFest as judge of our short story competition for 2018. Rachel's latest novel, A Boy in Winter, tells the story of a Ukranian town overrun by the SS in 1941. 

‘A writer of great delicacy and toughness’ – Ali Smith

Freelance books journalist, Sarah joins us as an interviewer for the first time. When she was a journalist at The Bookseller, Sarah covered the introduction of ChipLitFest's innovative author profit share scheme. She'll be talking about food and literature at the Eat My Words event. 

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton as well as the bookshop window illustrator, Nadia's wonderful The Bumblebear has been this year's BookTrust giveaway to 700,000 reception children. 

One of the most acclaimed authors of our time, Lionel joins ChipLitFest to celebrate Property, her first collection of short stories.

Zak brings his comic-making skills to ChipLitFest. He'll help you to develop your own comic characters and inspire you to keep drawing and writing. Zak was also one of the authors at YIMBY Festival in Sept 2017. 

Cotswold chef and food writer, Kathy Slack, runs the blog Gluts & Gluttony. She will set you up for the day with her delicious brunch cookery demonstration. 

As part of our New Voices 2018 panel, Mahsuda's debut, The Things We Thought We Knew, is a perfect exploration of pain and memory, beautifully written.

Part of our extraordinary team of authors working in schools in and around Chipping Norton, Kristina is the author and illustrator of the adventure stories of young knight, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks. 

Robin, author of the Murder Most Unladylike series and ChipLitFest patron, is returning to Chipping Norton in January 2019 to work with primary school pupils to inspire them to write their own short stories.

Author and illustrator Adam Stower has worked in Chipping Norton schools on a number of occasions and now he joins the Festival with his wild and wonderful adventure story, King Coo. 

Liza is an actor and presenter, firmly established as one of the country's best known faces. Her popularity has grown with a mixture of both TV and radio, presenting and acting, in both comedy & drama. 

For the centenary of Muriel Spark's birth, novelist and editor Alan Taylor joins us with his captivating memoir of a friendship.

Isabella is an award-winning author and travel writer. Her workshop will offer an insight into her latest book, Wilding, as well as advice for nature and travel writing.

Jo is a literary agent with a background in acting and scriptwriting. As well as representing several ChipLitFest 2018 authors, Jo will be reviewing submissions on the Trade Secrets 2018 course and introducing debut author, AJ Pearce. 

Paula is a performance and video artist who is joining ChipLitFest for the first time to co-host a writers' workshop exploring poetry and the spoken word. 

After over a decade on Radio 2, Jeremy's debut appearance at ChipLitFest is sure to be an anecdote-filled trip down memory lane via the wit and wisdom of his listeners.

Pen is a food historian and she is at ChipLitFest as part of the Eat My Words event. Pen will share her expertise in Victorian dining and, in particular, the meals and recipes that Dickens and his characters ate and drank. 

Kit is an award-winning writer returning to ChipLitFest for Second Time Around, a conversation about the difficult second book after a best-selling debut. Kit is also one of the course leaders on the invaluable Trade Secrets 2018 workshop. 

Jane is a novelist, public speaker, columnist and regular interviewer at ChipLitFest. We are delighted to welcome her back, the Festival wouldn't be the same without her. 

One of our NHS at 70 events, Stephen Westaby's astonishing career as a heart surgeon is a truly remarkable story of life and death on the operating table. 

Hostage negotiator, Terry Waite, was himself taken hostage in Beirut from 1987-1991. Largely left in isolation, he had to call on all his resources to survive unimaginable periods of solitude.

In this exciting behind-the-scenes event, Reggie will take us through his incredible journey from TV presenter to documentary film maker.

A team of formidable mums who set out on an incredible adventure, the Yorkshire Rows tell the story of their record-breaking journey rowing the North Sea.

Cookery writer Kate is an expert on the unforgettable literary meals.She joins ChipLitFest for Eat My Words, an exploration of recipes from our favourite books.

Ginny became a full-time writer and performer having worked as a translator and a barrister. Her one-woman comedies had huge success at the Edinburgh Fringe and her recent courtroom drama has gained awards and sell-out audiences. Ginny is joining us for Trade Secrets on Nov 27 2017 for the day-long workshop, Writing for Radio, Stage and Screen

Maggie made the move from magazine journalism to scriptwriting, her first script winning the Goldsmiths Short Screenplay Competition. Amongst her many writing projects she currently writes for BBC1's Doctors. Maggie is joining us for Trade Secrets on Nov 27 2017 for the day-long workshop, Writing for Radio, Stage and Screen

Currently an associate lecturer in screenwriting at Birkbeck University, Mark writes for stage and screen. His work includes Shakespeare adaptations and contemporary dramas. Mark is joining us for Trade Secrets on Nov 27 2017 for the day-long workshop, Writing for Radio, Stage and Screen

Lucy is a storyteller, writer and actor. She is part of our fabulous Scribble! team bringing wonderful words and pictures to children and young people at YIMBY Festival on 30 Sept 2017. Lucy will be telling the story of chocolate, delicious!