January
18-21 Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka
22-24 Jaipur Literary Festival, India
February
4-5 Guardian Masterclass, London
8 event at Goldsmiths College, London
25 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
28 Kensington Library event, London
March
7-10 Dubai Literary Festival, UAE
April
19 Eastbourne Library
May
8 Going Places, Crouch End Festival, London
17 Asia House Literary Festival, London
26 British Library, Keynote at Teachers Conference
27 Brighton Festival
28-1 One week Arvon Course at the Hurst, UK
June
30-1 Guardian Masterclass
July
13 West Cork Literary Festival
August
17 Edinburgh International Book Festival