Author Events

You are warmly invited to join us for talks and launch events with our authors.

Swindon Festival of Literature Harriet Hitchen

Swindon Festival of Literature

Harriet Hitchen

Wednesday 7 May: 12:30pm at Swindon Arts Centre

Harriet Hitchen talks about the archaeology and landscape of the Marlborough Downs and her inspiration to write Swindon Mountain.

1 hour session including interview, short talk with slideshow and questions from the audience

Tickets £7 / £8

Swindon Mountain

Wantage Museum

Harriet Hitchen

Wednesday 14 May

Join Harriet Hitchen for a journey through the Marlborough Downs and the historic landscape that inspired the book. She’ll share the story of her career in archaeological illustration and the surprising scientific phenomena which make an impossible mountain not so far-fetched after all

45 minute talk with slides, plus your questions

For tickets, contact the museum

Later Icarus

Poetry

Elizabeth McManus

Saturday 7 June

Details TBC