Thanks
The eighteenth 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, Community Learning Team, Research Councils UK, and Holland Handling Recycling; association and support in kind from Lower Shaw Farm, Eastbrook Organic Farm, Acorn Press, Swindon Advertiser, Link Magazine, Western Daily Press, Frequency Magazine, SwindonWeb, BBC Radio Wiltshire, GWR FM, Swindon Community Radio; co-operation and help from numerous publishers and agents, Waterstone’s bookshop, the Arts Centre, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Swindon Dance & Town Hall, 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, 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 Hilda Sheehan, Kaye Franklin, Roger Ogle, Jonathan Davidson, Ben Cavanna, Cristina Newton, Helen Cooper, Chris Eddy, Leon Flower, Susan Mayer, Janice Leard, Tony Hillier, Linda Lee, Anna Cipullo, Emma Creighton, Cheryl Heyne, John MacGregor, Patrick Crouch, all Friends of the Festival, and you. Thank you!
ORGANISATION
Steering & Support: M Holland, D Winter, L Flower, H Miah, C Bean, B Cavanna, A Hirsch, J Cowgill
Programme Design and Layout: Jane and Jonny Stephens
Festival Webmaster: Jonny Stephens
Proofing Assistants: Christine Tipper, Anna Hirsch-Holland, Josie Cowgill
Marketing Assistants: Jennifer Ockwell, Sarah Nicholls
Technical Assistants: Martin Hawes, John MacGregor
Festival Photographer: Ben Cavanna
Festival Helpers: Josie Cowgill, Hilda Sheehan, Susan Moores, Kate Brailsford, Kauser McCallum, Jim Baker, Amy Johnson, Mary Maguire, Josefin Broad-Drake, Linda Lee, Jennifer Ockwell, Sarah Nicholls, Adele Merrison, Angela Cutler, Allie Brown, Annalisa Orlando, and Manuela, maybe…
Festival Director/Organiser: Matt Holland
