Festival
Literature
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El Gruer
El Gruer is a poet who awakens out with time. From the Scottish Highlands, El is the ordinary 'girl- next- door' whose extra-ordinary way of commanding words will leave you speechless. Her new performance tour, 'The Bride and The Alarm Clock' will throw you into the mind-expanding tick … -
Harry Baker
Starting out as a rapper, Harry Baker won a Poetry Slam at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, and has since then let his words speak for themselves.With an ever-lengthening list of awards, including winning the London Poetry Slam, Harry represented the UK in the European Poetry Slam final, winning … -
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Padraig has been a Greenbelt mainstay since 2008, with his poetic insight into community work, peace-building and theology. We’re always happy to welcome him back, giving voice to people’s experiences of life, and finding a light amidst the gloom... -
Sh'maya
Sh'maya's debut Greenbelt show with [verb]swish was hailed as ’the outstanding set of the weekend’ by crossrhythms.co.uk. Now returning for Greenbelt 2012, this London poet comes armed with a whole new set of poems and stories, set to shake Greenbelt afresh. -
Jenn Ashworth
Listed as one of the BBC Culture Show’s Best New Novelists, the former prison librarian has been feted for her two novels A Kind Of Intimacy and Cold Light, as well as her work teaching creative writing. -
Mimi Khalvati
Mimi Khalvati was born in Tehran, Iran. She grew up on the Isle of Wight, where she attended boarding school from the age of six, and has lived most of her life in England. She trained at Drama Centre London and has worked as an actor and director … -
Shirley-Anne McMillan
Shirley-Anne McMillan is a schools volunteer and member of Ikon collective, Belfast. Her upcoming young adult novel, Widows’ Row, was inspired by a local ghost story. -
Philip Gross
Award-winning poet Philip Gross lives in south Wales and teaches creative writing at Glamorgan University. He thrives on collaboration with musicians, visual artists and the theatre. Philip won the TS Eliot Prize in 2009.
