🗞️ 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!
🎨✨ 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
📚✨ 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
📚 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
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
#IWLitFest
🍷🔪 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
📚 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
✨ FIZZ QUIZ @ Island Sailing Club ✨
📅 Thu 9 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 7:30PM
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
Test your lit & general knowledge at our most popular quiz night! 🏆 Prizes incl. fizz + Festival Bookshop discounts. Teams up to 6.
#FizzQuiz #IWLitFest
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
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
✨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
🎟 www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
🌟 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
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
Our full 2025 line up!
🎟️ iwlitfest.com
#isleofwightliteraryfestival #isleofwight #visitisleofwight #literaryfestival #ilovecowes #iowlf #iwlitfest #booklover
🍷🔪 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
🥧✨ 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.
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
#CandiceBrown #BakeOff #HappyCooking
🍴 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
🎟️www.iwlitfest.com
🎾✨ 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.
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
🕵️♂️✨ 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...
🎨✨ 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
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
💡✨ 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...
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”.
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...
🌊✍️ 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...
🎟️ 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
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!
📣 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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📚 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | PRUE LEITH
We’re thrilled to welcome the legendary Dame Prue Leith to #IWLitFest! 🌟
Restaurateur, chef, cookery writer, @britishbakeoff.bsky.social judge, education & arts champion— Prue shares stories + her new book “Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom”.
🎟️ Tickets soon!
🧄 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Natasha Edwards – The Garlic Guru 🌱
From the Isle of Wight’s garlic fields to kitchens worldwide, Natasha runs the iconic Garlic Farm & celebrates this mighty bulb in her new book The Goodness of Garlic.
📅 Meet her at #IWLitFest
#GarlicLovers
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | KAREN PHILLIPPS
Karen Phillipps joins #iwlitfest with “Get Carman” – the untold story of George Carman QC, Britain’s most famous barrister. Feared & respected, he defended Jeremy Thorpe, Elton John & more. A gripping mix of courtroom drama & biography. ⚖️
www.iwlitfest.com
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | DR SUZANNE O’SULLIVAN
Neurologist & award-winning author of It’s All in Your Head & The Sleeping Beauties. Her new book The Age of Diagnosis explores modern illness & medical progress.
🎟 Tickets out late Aug!
#iwlitfest #literaryfestival
📣 The wait is over!
HERE’S our first #IWLitFest 2025 lineup! 🎉📚
🌟 Prue Leith
🎾 Sue Barker
🏡 Cath Kidston
🎤 Gyles Brandreth
🎼 John Suchet
😂 Helen Lederer
🏛 Sir Graham Brady
🌍 Bob Seely
🍫 Joanne Harris
🗓 9–12 Oct
👉 Full details + more: www.iwlitfest.com #isleofwightliteraryfestival
☀️ Glorious sunshine + generous hearts = a perfect fundraising lunch for #IWLitFest! 📚
Huge thanks to Lord Digby Jones for his inspiring talk, @seabourncruise for sponsoring our welcome drinks, and all who donated to our auction & raffle.
#isleofwightliteraryfestival #iowlf #isleofwight #iowlf
