Martin Wroe
Martin Wroe first came to Greenbelt as a seventeen year old and never went home again. He fell into journalism while studying theology and ended up on the staff of the Independent and later the...
Robojam
The Robojam crew comprises: James Bragg, one half of synthpop duo Phoenix Flare; Paul Cooper: DJ, Music Producer, Record label owner; Nic Walters, a multimedia artist using sound, visuals and objects...
Jonathan Kearney
Jonathan Kearney is an artist and Course Leader for an innovative Masters in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Since 2004 Jonathan has pioneered online education and...
Nicky Shaw
Nicola Shaw has been a clinical art therapist for 8 years; she trained at CIIAT being the Canadian International Institute for Art Therapy and is registered with CATA the Canadian Art Therapy...
Anna Robinson
For a decade, I've hosted faith shift and transition groups and curated contemplative retreats rooted in mystical, contemplative and Celtic Christian traditions with a particular focus on nature...
Dr Paulo Ueti
Dr. Paulo Ueti is Theological Advisor and Regional Manager for the Americas and the Caribbean for USPG. Paulo's journey in faith began at 13, leading him to pursue his passion for theology and...
6 ways to make Greenbelt a place of connection
A guest blog from our sponsor, Christian Connection Most festivals are built around a stage. Greenbelt is built around the spaces between them. A place of imagination, connection and unexpected...
G-Books 2026: Book yourself in now
Each year at the festival a bookshop is born out of the earth. We call it G-Books, but it's actually run for us by the good folks at St Andrews Bookshop. For the last few years, they've put in...
Martín Espada
Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist, and translator. His latest book of poems is called Jailbreak of Sparrows (2025). His previous...
David Herd
David Herd is a poet, critic and co-organiser of the project Refugee Tales. His critical history, Writing Against Expulsion was shortlisted for the 2024 MSA Book Prize and is now out in paperback...
Talks For Ukraine
Maria Romanenko is a Ukrainian journalist and co-founder of All For Ukraine. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Hromadske International, she is the only Ukrainian recipient of the Prime Minister's...
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale is the author of eighteen novels and many short stories. He is a keen cellist, gardener, beekeeper and patron of the Charles Causley Trust, and the Penzance LitFest, a trustee of the...
Greenbelt Takes A Breather in 2027
Since announcing that we'll be leaving Boughton after our one final Greenbelt there this summer, we've been scouring the land for a new home for the festival we love. That search over the last...
Jo In The Water
Jo in the Water follows a passionate sea swimmer turned reluctant activist, Exmouth-based Jo Bateman, as she takes on one of the UK's biggest water companies in a David-and-Goliath battle to...
Tom Crowther
Thomas Ward Crowther is a British ecologist, focussed on understanding the forces that shape biodiversity at a global scale. He is the Founding Scientific Chair of the BRANCH institute, an...