Girlings is delighted to be a sponsor of the 2023 inaugural Travel Writing Festival in Sherborne.
April 14th – 16th 2023
Curated by Rory MacLean
These last years have brought dramatic changes to our lives: Brexit, Covid lockdowns, soaring energy costs, climate change and the largest, most brutal war in Europe since 1945. While our horizons have drawn in, travel writers have continued to reach out, rediscovering and reinterpreting the world for a new age. Ten of the UK’s finest travel writers are coming to Sherborne to transport readers, listeners, armchair and intrepid travellers alike towards the four corners of the globe.
At its heart is the idea – and the timely theme – of reaching for the horizon. To propel the journey, a stellar lineup of top writers will take to the stage at the Powell Theatre.
Across the weekend Colin Thubron, Jay Griffiths, Anthony Sattin, Sara Wheeler, John Gimlette, Sophy Roberts, Justin Marozzi, Philip Marsden, John Blashford-Snell, Demi Anter and Rory MacLean will transport people across the world.
PROGRAMME
Friday 14th April
17:00 – 18.00 John Gimlette – The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island Story
19:00 – 20.00 Sophy Roberts – The Lost Pianos of Siberia – Limited Tickets available
Saturday 15th April
11:30 – 12.30 Philip Marsden – The Summer Isles, A Voyage of the Imagination
12.30 – 14:00 Tea with the Authors
14:00 – 15:00 Tharik Hussain – Minarets in the Mountains
15:30 – 16.30 Justin Marozzi – The Arab Conquests
17:00 – 18.00 Sara Wheeler – Glowing Still
19:00 -20.00 Colin Thubron – The Amur River
Sunday 16th April
11:30 – 12.30 John Blashford-Snell – From Utmost East to Utmost West
12.30 – 14:00 Tea with the Authors
14:00 – 15.00 Rory MacLean & Demi Anter – Bowie in Berlin
15:30 – 16.30 Jay Griffiths – Elemental Journeys
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