Dundee Literary Festival

The University is set to host Dundee's newest arts event - the Dundee Literary Festival 2007. Literary stars Philip Pullman and Jacqueline Wilson will headline the event which takes place on 21st and 22nd June.

David Profumo, Kirsty Gunn and John Fardell will also give readings and take questions at the two day event which is being held at the University of Dundee. Local author Bill Duncan will make an appearance and two of the rising stars of the literary scene, Peter Hobbs and Ben Markovits will read and debate.

The festival will also see a group of the most important people in publishing hold a unique discussion on how to get your book printed where attendees will be able to ask about their own work, as well as question the experts generally. The panel will include David Graham, Managing Director of Granta and Will Atkinson, Managing Director of Faber.

Anna Day, Festival Director, sayid "Dundee has such a rich literary heritage that it seemed a natural progression for the city to have a literary festival. We've got an excellent array of new and exciting writers, as well as some of the most established names in the business, so there really should be somebody that appeals to everybody."

"With writers such as Jacqueline Wilson attending, who created the Tracy Beaker series on TV, we hope that people who rarely read a book will be tempted to attend and then, just maybe, they will be inspired to read more in future."

"Dundee is starting to establish itself as a culture centre for Scotland and this festival will continue its progression to being the complete package for tourists looking for their cultural fix as well as locals who deserve a prestigious festival such as this."

"The University is already a partner in the Dundee Book Prize, which is the most important award for new writing in the country, so this seemed like a great step for them to take."

The Dundee Literary Festival is sponsored by the Apex and held in partnership with Borders, Dundee.

Tickets can be purchased at Borders or online at www.dundeeliteraryfest.org where the entire programme can be found. They are also available by calling 01382 384768 or in person, 5th Floor, Tower Building, Perth Road, Dundee.