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ThePeak Literary Festival was aliterary festival held in thePeak District National Park in England. The Spring Festival was held in May and the Autumn Festival in October. Events included a literarydinner andlunch at historic venues such asChatsworth House andHassop Hall, 'The Great Outdoors' and panel discussions withaudience participation.
Previous festivalauthors includedClare Short,Tariq Ali,Matthew Parris,Gervase Phinn,Brian Turner, theDowager Duchess of Devonshire,Clive Aslet (Country Lifeeditor),James Geary (editor ofTime Magazine),Roger Protz (editor of theCampaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),Jane Fearnley Whittingstall,Colin Tudge,David Rothenberg,David andBen Crystal, Martin Gurdon, Mark Gwynne Jones,E. A. Markham,Meg Hutchinson,Wendy Holden, Dugald Steer,Martyn Ware (The Human League), Russel Senior andNick Banks (Pulp), Mark Waddington (CEO ofWarchild), Nick Temple (editor ofGlobal Ideas Bank), Susanne Garnett (Director of Village Aid),Ann Widdecombe,[1]Anne Fine,[1]Gary Younge,[1] Stuart Mcleane,Jeanette Orrey, Sue Cowley, Margaret Dickinson,Moazzam Begg,Edwina Currie,Don Shaw,Immaculee Ilibagiza. Speakers at previous Countrybookshop events includeEllen MacArthur,Joe Simpson,Simon Yates,Roy Hattersley,Richard Whiteley andJudith Miller.
Autumn 2006 speakers included 'The Great Outdoors' events with Rob Gambi, Jo Gambi,Benedict Allen,Fred Pearce,James Cracknell,Ben Fogle,George Band and Guy Grieve; 'Sustainable Living and Country Matters' events with Tom Petherick,Mark Cocker,Johnny Kingdom, Willie Newlands, Jackie Moffat and Michael Norton. Other speakers includeG.P. Taylor,William Dalrymple,David Blunkett,George Galloway,Gervase Phinn andAlan Titchmarsh. The festival also includes a Literary Dinner atChatsworth House withFrancesco da Mosto, a Literary Lunch atHassop Hall withJoan Bakewell and Steve D. Smith, and a Spanish evening withChris Stewart andPeter Kerr.
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