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Swindon Festival of Literature is an annual literature festival held in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. [1] [2] It was founded in 1994 by Matt Holland of Lower Shaw Farm.

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References

  1. Holland, Matt. "Swindon Festival of Literature, 2008". Swindon Borough Council. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008 via Internet Archive.
  2. Swindon Festival of Literature, SwindonWeb TV, March 2009