Barkway Literary Festival is returning on Saturday, October 5 with a line-up of author talks and workshops.

Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for children - or £40 for the whole day - and are available from https://www.barkwaylitfest.co.uk/.

Author talks will be held in the village hall, while workshops will be held in the pavilion.

One of the authors appearing at the village hall is Jamie Hull, who will discuss his book Life on a Thread from 11.30am to 12.30pm.

Jamie HullJamie Hull (Image: Barkway Literary Festival) Jamie is a mountain leader, all-terrain expedition leader, ski instructor, sky diver, hot air balloon pilot and medical miracle.

The former SAS trooper became a high-profile ambassador for Help for Heroes after a life-changing air accident, and is a familiar face on the lecture circuit as a campaigner for many charities.

Jamie has also competed as a cyclist in the Invictus Games, completed the Race Across America and taken part in extreme sports and outdoor pursuits.

Lottie MillsLottie Mills (Image: Barkway Literary Festival) From 1pm to 2pm Lottie Mills will talk about Monstrum, her collection of short stories which mix supernatural horror and neo-gothic motifs.

Lottie won the BBC Young Writers' Award in 2020 for her short story 'The Changeling', having previously been nominated in 2018.

She has also written pieces for British Vogue and BBC Radio 4, and has appeared on programmes including Look East, Life Hacks and Women's Hour to discuss her writing.

A recent Cambridge graduate, Lottie will discuss her debut book with poet Jude Simpson.

Sir Richard EvansSir Richard Evans (Image: Barkway Literary Festival) From 4pm to 5pm, also at the village hall, Sir Richard Evans will discuss his new book Hitler's People, in a talk hosted by fellow author James Riley.

Sir Richard is Regius Professor Emeritus of History at Cambridge, and is the author of numerous books on modern German history, including The Coming of the Third Reich, The Third Reich in Power and The Third Reich at War.

He was also the principal expert witness in the unsuccessful libel action brought by David Irving against Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books over her allegations of Holocaust denial, as seen in the movie Denial.