▁together ▁public ▁intellect uals ▁to ▁discuss ▁challeng ing ▁contemporary ▁ideas . ▁Pre vious ▁speak ers ▁include ▁Michael ▁Kir by , ▁Mar cia ▁Lang ton ▁and ▁K w ame ▁Anthony ▁App iah . Liter ature ▁F iction ▁and ▁non - f iction ▁writers , ▁bi ograph ers ▁and ▁po ets , ▁graph ic ▁novel ists ▁and ▁journal ists ▁discuss ▁their ▁influ ences ▁and ▁writing ▁experiences , ▁launch ▁new ▁books ▁and ▁present ▁read ings . ▁Gu ests ▁include ▁Anna ▁F under , ▁Jonathan ▁Fran zen , ▁and ▁J oss ▁Wh ed on . Music ▁and ▁Performance ▁The ▁Festival ▁hosts ▁performances ▁from ▁spoken - word ▁po ets ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁P J ▁Har vey , ▁Lib bi ▁Gor r , ▁Ang ie ▁Hart ▁and ▁Coll ider ▁have ▁all ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Festival . Famil ies ▁and ▁Children ▁Activ ities ▁Read ings ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁k ids ▁and ▁families ▁are ▁run ▁each ▁week end ▁of ▁the ▁Festival . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Festival ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁special ▁Ro ald ▁D ahl ▁Day ▁of ▁events ▁and ▁activities ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁story t eller ' s ▁birth . ▁▁▁ ▁School s ’ ▁Program ▁A ▁special ▁program ▁of ▁student - target ed ▁events ▁runs ▁for ▁four ▁days ▁during ▁the ▁Festival . ▁Children ▁and ▁Young ▁Ad ult ▁authors ▁and ▁ill ust rat ors ▁such ▁as ▁Rain bow ▁Row ell , ▁David ▁Lev ith an , ▁Paul ▁Jenn ings , ▁and ▁Andy ▁Griff ith s ▁have ▁appeared ▁at