The fifteenth Swindon Festival of Literature has been made possible by financial support from Arts Council England South West, Dominic Winter Book Auctions, the University of Bath in Swindon, Swindon Borough Council, Artswords and Artsmad, Swindon Neighbourhood Learning Project, and Holland Handling Recycling; association and support in kind from Lower Shaw Farm, First Great Western, Acorn Press, Swindon Cultural Partnership, Swindon Advertiser, Swindon & District Caledonian Society, Link Magazine, Western Daily Press, Frequency Magazine, SwindonWeb, BBC Radio Swindon & Wiltshire, GWR FM, Brunel FM, Swindon Community Radio; co-operation and help from numerous publishers and agents, Waterstone’s and Borders bookshops, the Arts Centre, Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Swindon Dance & Town Hall, Swindon Libraries & Community Heritage, Lydiard House & Park, Swindon Tourist Information Centre, SBC Outdoor Recreation Department, the National Trust, Swindon Scratch Choir, Swindon Philosophical Society, and SCAN; 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 Ben Cavanna, Marcus Moore, Kaye Franklin, Roger Ogle, Lewis Jones, Liha Okuniwa, Jonathan Davidson, Tony Hillier, Linda Lee, Patrick Crouch, all Friends of the Festival, and you. Thank you!

ORGANISATION

Steering Group: M Holland, D Winter, S Smith, H Miah,
B Cavanna, A Hirsch

Design and Layout: Jane and Jonny Stephens

Festival Webmaster: Jonny Stephens

Proofing Assistant: Colin Hope, Anna Hirsch-Holland,
Melissa McBride, Claire Parnell

Festival Assistants: Josie Cowgill, Manuela Wipperfürth,
Claire Parnell, Melissa McBride, Karen Griffiths, Kate Brailsford

Organising Assistant and Photographer: Ben Cavanna

Festival Director/Organiser: Matt Holland