The seventeenth Swindon Festival of Literature has been made possible by financial support from Arts Council England South West, Dominic Winter Book Auctions, Swindon Borough Council, Artswords, Learning & Engagement Team, Research Councils UK, First Great Western, and Holland Handling Recycling; association and support in kind from Lower Shaw Farm, Acorn Press, Swindon Cultural Partnership, Swindon Advertiser, Link Magazine, Western Daily Press, Frequency Magazine, SwindonWeb, BBC Radio Wiltshire, GWR FM, Brunel FM, Swindon Community Radio; co-operation and help from numerous publishers and agents, Waterstone’s bookshop, STEAM Museum, the Arts Centre, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Swindon Dance & Town Hall, Swerve Dance Theatre Company, Swindon Libraries, Swindon Speakers, the Big Screen Swindon, Mactronics, Swindon Visitor Information Centre, SBC Outdoor Recreation Department, Swindon Scratch Choir, Swindon Philosophical Society, BlueGate Poets, Artsite, Swindon Climate Action Network, The Little Print Shop, and Swindon Film Society; the right help, in the right place, at the right time from Andrea Hirsch, Rosa, Anna, and Jacob, and Jane, Jonny and Mylo; assistance and continuity from members of the Steering Group; more help, friendship, encouragement, and support from Kaye Franklin, Roger Ogle, Jonathan Davidson, Ben Cavanna, Cristina Newton, Hilda Sheehan, Andrew Saunders, Ian Surtees, Alexandra Saxon, Helen Ganberg, Chris Eddy, Tracey Dowling, Leon Flower, Maria Holohan, Susan Mayer, Tony Hillier, Linda Lee, Mike Pringle, Erik Burnett-Godfree, John MacGregor, Patrick Crouch, all Friends of the Festival, and you. Thank you!

ORGANISATION

Steering & Support: M Holland, D Winter, S Smith, H Miah, C Bean, B Cavanna, A Hirsch, J Cowgill

Programme Design and Layout: Jane and Jonny Stephens

Festival Webmaster: Jonny Stephens

Proofing Assistants: Mary Hogan, Melissa McBride, Claire Parnell, Christine Tipper

Marketing Assistants: Jennifer Ockwell, Sarah Nicholls

Technical Assistants: Martin Hawes, John MacGregor

Festival Photographer: Ben Cavanna

Festival Helpers: Josie Cowgill, Manuela Wipperfürth, Claire Parnell, Melissa McBride, Karen Griffiths, Kate Brailsford, Kauser McCallum, Jim Baker, Linda Lee, Jennifer Ockwell, Sarah Nicholls, Adele Merrison, Emma Chittenden, Angela Cutler, Hilda Sheehan, Kate Roblin, Dee Carter

Festival Director/Organiser: Matt Holland