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UEA Live is a literary festival based at the University of East Anglia, the campus where some of the greatest writers of today have worked and studied.
You can find out more about the festival here. Any questions? Get in touch uealive@uea.ac.uk
Public Events
Autumn 2025 Lineup
UEA Live returns this autumn – and what a season we have in store!
We are delighted to welcome Sir David Hare to kickstart our programme in early October for a special event in partnership with Norfolk Screen and chaired by Prof. Steve Waters. Later in the month, Paula Hawkins will launch the Norwich Book Festival to talk about her latest psychological thriller, The Blue Hour.
In November beloved children’s writer Michael Morpurgo joins us in partnership with the Autumn Festival of Norfolk, closely followed by Nussaibah Younis, author of the Women’s Prize shortlisted novel, Fundamentally.
We return to Dragon Hall for a Poetry Special with not one, but two fantastic speakers: Joelle Taylor and James McDermott. The event will celebrate the launch of Taylor’s latest collection, Maryville.
To round off the season, join us for an evening of conversation with Naomi Booth and Katy Massey, discussing the themes of motherhood, violence and Yorkshire in Raw Content and All Us Sinners.
More information and tickets available here