Sian Ede

Royal Society to hold their first ever literary festival

September 3rd, 2011

The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world’s most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. This autumn, on the 1st and 2nd October, it will hold its very first literary festival at its London headquarters, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, SW1y5AG. The event, entitled One Culture, will bring together authors, scientists, poets, historians, and theatre practitioners to express, explore and enthuse about science and culture in all its forms. Contributors include, John Banville, Marcus du Sautoy, Apostolos Doxiadis, Sian Ede, Sebastian Faulks, Lavinia Greenlaw, Sunetra Gupta, Richard Holmes and Michael Frayn. More information at the Royal Society website.