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🗞️ From paper to pullover! 🧶

“Wroxall Woolies” have turned the winning @iwcponline design into a jumper for @GylesB1, celebrating his new book “Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear”. 🐻📖

Unveiled for #iwlitfest — a perfect blend of stories, stitches & island spirit.

Thank you ladies!
October 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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🎨✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | ANNABEL FAIRFAX

Celebrated painter & author of “Delightful, Enchanting”, Annabel Fairfax joins #IWLitFest for an evening of colour, creativity & inspiration. 🌸📖

🗓 Sat 11 Oct | 6PM
📍 Royal Yacht Squadron
🎟️ TICKETS 👉 www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/annabelfairfax
October 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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📚✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | VASEEM KHAN

Bestselling crime writer Vaseem Khan brings Bond’s Q, gripping mysteries, and a puzzle challenge (with a prize!) to #IWLitFest 🕵️‍♂️🔍

🗓 Sunday 12 Oct | 3PM
📍 Northwood House, Cowes

🎟 TICKETS 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

#iwlitfest #literaryfestival
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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📚 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan

Award-winning neurologist & author of It’s All in Your Head, The Sleeping Beauties & new book The Age of Diagnosis.

📅 Sat 11 Oct | 3PM
📍 Northwood House
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#IWLitFest
September 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🍷🔪 RED WINE & BLOODY MURDER!

Join @drangelabuckley.bsky.social + crime stars Graham Bartlett, Martin Edwards & Vaseem Khan for a killer debate on crime writing.

📅 Sun 12 Oct | 4.30pm
📍 Northwood House
🎟️ Book: www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

#IWLitFest #CrimeFiction
September 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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📚 WRITE ON WIGHT returns to #IWLitFest! ✨

Celebrating Island voices with readings, performances & panels.

📅 Fri 10 Oct 2025
🎟️ FREE tickets 👉 www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/write-on-wig...

#WriteOnWight #IsleOfWightWriters
September 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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✨ FIZZ QUIZ @ Island Sailing Club ✨
📅 Thu 9 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 7:30PM
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Test your lit & general knowledge at our most popular quiz night! 🏆 Prizes incl. fizz + Festival Bookshop discounts. Teams up to 6.

#FizzQuiz #IWLitFest
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Iconic British designer & entrepreneur Cath Kidston joins #IWLitFest!

She has published several best-selling books, her most recent being “A Place Called Called Home”.

📅 FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER | 11.00AM
📍 Northwood House
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September 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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✨Music & Literary Heaven returns to #IWLitFest 2025! 🎭🎶

🌟 With Rula Lenska, poet Jeremy Robson & jazz legend Norma Winstone MBE + top UK musicians.

📅 Sun 12 Oct, 6:30pm | Northwood House

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September 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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🌟 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | FRANCIS BENALI MBE 🌟

Saints legend ➡️ endurance hero, raising £1.4m for Cancer Research UK. Hear his inspiring story “Football Man to Iron Fran” at #IWLitFest.

🗓 Sun 12 Oct, 12pm | Northwood House
🎟 Tickets: bit.ly/4joGRMC
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The countdown is ON! ✨

The Isle of Wight Literary Festival returns 8–12 Oct 2025 📚

✍️ 🎤 With writers & speakers to inspire, entertain & spark conversation.

🎟️ Tickets: www.iwlitfest.com

#IWLitFest #IWLF2025 #IsleOfWight #BookLovers
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Our full 2025 line up!

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#isleofwightliteraryfestival #isleofwight #visitisleofwight #literaryfestival #ilovecowes #iowlf #iwlitfest #booklover
September 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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✨ Just ONE MONTH to go until the 2025 IWLitFest!

An incredible line-up of speakers, inspiring talks, & special events awaits. 📚

The full schedule is now on our homepage for you to view & download.

🎟 Tickets are available directly from our website iwlitfest.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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🍷🔪 SPECIAL EVENT

RED WINE & BLOODY MURDER at #IWLitFest!

Angela Buckley chairs crime icons Graham Bartlett, Martin Edward’s & Vaseem Khan in a lively debate on crime writing.

📅 Sun 12 Oct, 4:30pm | Northwood House, Cowes

🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

#CrimeFiction
September 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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🥧✨ From winning The Great British Bake Off to running her own pub & deli, chef & author Candice Brown brings recipes & stories from her book “Happy Cooking” to the #iwlitfest. Simple, tasty meals with heart.

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#CandiceBrown #BakeOff #HappyCooking
September 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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🍴 LitFeast is back at #iwlitfest!

🍷 Helen McGinn (SOLD OUT)
🧁 Candice Brown – GBBO winner
🍰 Dame Prue Leith
🧄 Natasha Edwards & Josephine Boswell - The Goodness of Garlic
🥣 Charlotte Pike - The Soup Solution
✨ Laura May – Kitchen Witch

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September 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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🎾✨ Tennis legend & broadcaster Sue Barker joins the #iwlitfest 2025 line up!

In “Wimbledon: A Personal History”, she shares 50+ years at the heart of the tournament – from her debut as a schoolgirl to BBC host.

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September 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🕵️‍♂️✨ Award-winning crime fiction author Vaseem Khan shares his new publication “Quantum of Menace” — the first in his thrilling new series featuring Bond’s legendary Q.

Catch him at #IWLitFest for spies, secrets & puzzles (with prizes!).

🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
September 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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🎨✨ What Art Can Tell Us About Love💕

Journalist & art historian Nick Trend (Telegraph Chief Culture Editor) explores how passion, heartbreak & friendship shaped the world’s greatest masterpieces.

📍 #IWLitFest | Northwood House, Cowes
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September 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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💡✨ Bestselling author Ben Aldridge (How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable) joins #IWLitFest! From 🧊 ice baths to 🍌 walks, he shares powerful lessons on resilience, Stoicism & finding joy beyond comfort zones. 🎤📚

🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
September 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Amanda Craig – often compared to Anthony Trollope, Dickens, Hardy & Austen – writes sharp, witty novels blending satire, suspense, romance & social commentary.

At #iwlitfest she’ll discuss “The Three Graces” + join the panel “Why We Still Love Jane”.

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August 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🌊✍️ Walking the Edge | Writing the Island

📅 Fri 10 Oct | 10.30am–12.30pm | Northwood House, Cowes

A creative writing workshop on walking, memory & identity, led by OU’s Nicola J. Watson & Emily Bullock. ✨ No experience needed! #iwlitfest

🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
August 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🎟️ TWO DAYS TO GO UNTIL TICKETS ON SALE!

Available from our website iwlitfest.com or link in bio on Friday 22nd August at 9am.

Join us for the 14th Isle of Wight Literary Festival, 9th - 12th October at Northwood House.

#isleofwightliteraryfestival #iwlitfest
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Speaker Spotlight | Martin Sixsmith

Bestselling author, broadcaster & former BBC correspondent, Sixsmith dives deep into Russia’s thousand-year past & the paradox of Putin in his latest book Putin and the Return of History. 📚🌍

Join us at #iwlitfest for this compelling talk!
August 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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📣 Speaker Spotlight | Joanne Harris OBE, FRSL 🍫✨

Joanne is the bestselling author of “Chocolat” translated into 50+ languages & 20+ novels.

At #IWLitFest, Joanne discusses Sunday Times bestseller “Vianne”, a magical prequel to “Chocolat”.

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August 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM