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About Peak Festival

The Peak literary festival was launched in 2005 and has been held annually in the Peak District National Park, the second most visited national park in the world with over 22 million visitors per year. The main festival is held in October/ November. Events have been held at historic venues to include Chatsworth House and Hassop Hall. Various international and local writers discuss their work at the festival and the events have included a literary lunch and a dinner. Authors who have appeared/ are appearing at the Peak Festival events include :

Broadcasters and Columnists : Dame Joan Bakewell, Alan Titchmarsh, Diarmuid Gavin, Kate Adie, Ben Fogle, Germaine Greer, , Late Richard Whiteley and Francesco da Mosto.

Politicians and Campaigners : Former Prime Minister Sir John Major, Tony Benn, Clare Short, Anne Widdecombe, George Galloway, David Blunkett MP, Roy Hattersley, Matthew Parris, Edwina Currie, Tariq Ali, Guardian New York Correspondent Gary Younge, former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazamm Begg and Rwandan Genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza.

Sports and Adventure : Dame Ellen MacArthur, James Cracknell, Dickie Bird, Joe Simpson, Simon Yates, George Band, Guy Grieve, Benedict Allen, Rob and Jo Gambi.

Social Entreprenuers : Mark Waddington (Warchild), Nick Temple (Global Ideas Bank), Michael Norton (UnLtd).

Children's writers : Anne Fine, G P Taylor, Berlie Doherty, Dugald Steer and Peter Murray.

Natural History and Country Matters : Fred Pearce, Colin Tudge, David Rothenberg, Mark Cocker, Johnny Kingdom, Craig Taylor, Jackie Moffat, John Beatty.

Historians and Travel Writers: Sir Mark Tully, William Dalrymple, Clive Aslet, Judith Flanders, Gervase Phinn, The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Jane Fearnley Whittingstall, David Crystal and Stuart McLean (Canada), Brian Turner, Roger Protz, James Geary, Charles Allen and Michael Wood.



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