The much-loved Carlisle based festival, celebrating the written and spokenword, will run from Thursday 30 September to Sunday 3 October, with a satelliteevent on the 10 October. It features big names such as Ruth Jones, AlanJohnson, Grace Dent and Paula Hawkins, as well as a host of other top class internationallyacclaimed and diverse authors and writers.

The festival will have a distinctly Cumbrian flavourincorporating new titles and new faces, as well as a handful of much-lovedfavourites. As well as author events and panel discussions, there will be aseries of creative workshops and a poetry breakfast. Selected events will belive streamed.

PLUS: Don’t miss your chance to enter the annual BorderlinesPoetry Festival.

For more info and to buy tickets please visit www.borderlinescarlisle.co.uk

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