Memoir

Hana Loftus

Sixteen Acres: The Life of an Apple Orchard
Weston Lecture Theatre 10:00am Sun 14 Sunday, 14 March 2027 See this event
Diana Darke

Damascus: Eternal City of Survival
Schwarzman Centre: Recital Hall 10:00am Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Jane Wellesley

Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit: The Wild Life of Dorothy Wellesley
Pusey House: Ursell Room 2:00pm Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Caroline Bicks

Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King
Schwarzman Centre: Recital Hall 4:00pm Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Abdelrahman ElGendy

Huna: Memories of an Egyptian Political Prisoner
Schwarzman Centre: Theatre 2:00pm Sat 20 Saturday, 20 March 2027 See this event

Festival information:

A stimulating and rewarding on-stage conversation . . . the best day I have enjoyed at any festival – anywhere.

Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget.

The night in Oxford was the most beautiful event I have ever done. Not just the spectacular setting (of the Sheldonian), but an unforgettable evening.

The Oxford Literary Festival is intellectual Viagra.

I loved the whole atmosphere of the Oxford Literary Festival. I felt I had arrived in a kind of literary heaven.

I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors but by challenging ideas and questions.

The Oxford festival is the most elegant and atmospheric of literary festivals. It’s a pleasure to both attend and perform there.

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb.