▁ 1 5 0 ▁authors ▁attended ▁the ▁e ighth ▁Festival , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁over ▁two ▁weeks ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁demand ▁from ▁authors ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Festival . ▁Auth ors ▁in ▁attend ance ▁included ▁Sa ud ▁Als an ous i , ▁Simon ▁Ar mit age , ▁La uren ▁Child , ▁Ann ▁C lee ves , ▁Carol ▁Ann ▁D uff y , ▁Lisa ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁Mah a ▁G arg ash , ▁A . ▁C . ▁Gray ling , ▁Anthony ▁Hor ow itz , ▁Dom ▁J oly , ▁Robert ▁L inds ay , ▁An che e ▁Min , ▁John ▁Julius ▁Nor wich , ▁Ian ▁Rank in , ▁John ▁Tor ode , ▁Mar cia ▁Williams , ▁among ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁others ▁from ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁countries . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁Over ▁ 1 8 0 ▁authors ▁attended ▁the ▁nin th , ▁and ▁largest ▁Festival , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁over ▁nine ▁days ▁including ▁two ▁pack ed ▁week ends . ▁High light ▁authors ▁included ▁Jeff rey ▁Arch er , ▁Jon ▁R ons on , ▁Christ ina ▁Lamb , ▁Kath y ▁Reichs , ▁Frances ca ▁Simon , ▁Alan ▁T itch mar sh , ▁Ben ▁Miller , ▁Kan ish k ▁Th aro or , ▁Abd ul lah ▁Al - J um ah , ▁N adi ya ▁H uss ain , ▁Andrew ▁Dav ies , ▁Lucy ▁Haw king , ▁Both ay na ▁W ail ▁Al ▁Ess a , ▁Y asm ina ▁Kh ad ra , ▁Frank