Literature Festival at Sea

Pam Ayres has been a writer, broadcaster, and entertainer for over 40 years and is one of the few authors who has had books in the Sunday Times bestseller charts in almost every decade since the 1970s.

An international bestselling crime and thriller author with over twenty critically-acclaimed novels to his name, Linwood Barclay's works are masterclasses in characterisation, plot, and the killer twist.

The author of numerous Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novels, Jenny has won various awards for her writing. Her books have sold more than fifteen million copies worldwide.

Fern Britton is the highly acclaimed author of nine Sunday Times bestselling novels. She has also been a judge for the Costa Book of the Year Award and is a much sought-after presenter and radio host.

Lady Perry is a British integrative psychotherapist and bestselling author. She is The Observer Magazine's advice columnist, and is currently writing her first full-length novel, due to be published in 2026.

Sophie has worked on BBC1's national news bulletins for the past twenty years, presenting the BBC News at One, Six, and Ten. Before that, she spent 5 years on BBC Breakfast with Justin Webb and then Jeremy Bowen.