- Thursday 10 May - Friday 11 May 2007
Conference organisers:
Professor Helen Taylor, Dr Ella Westland and Dr Becky Munford.
The conference is based in Fowey Town Hall, at the heart of Cornwall, the county du Maurier loved and made famous through her evocative writing. Du Maurier's work will be discussed in terms of new critical and biographical approaches, and through the new insights made possible by access to archival materials. Events include keynote lectures, thematic workshops and panels, a buffet lunch overlooking the Estuary and Harbour, and a reception hosted by du Maurier's three children at Ferryside, the house where she wrote her first novel, The Loving Spirit, now home of her son, Christian Browning.

- Virago Press publish almost the entire du Maurier backlist, and is the outstanding international publisher of women's literature and the largest women's imprint in the world. Indulge your love of books, browse and buy from the complete Virago list.

- local information and events, accommodation listings and booking service, tickets services including Eden ticket ordering and information and enquiry service for local excursions.

- set in the heart of Fowey, reflects the strong literary heritage of the town and surrounding area. Discover how Fowey and the area around the town has been home to some of these authors and provided inspiration for their work. With features on Daphne du Maurier, Kenneth Grahame, Leo Walmsley and Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, you can see how Fowey influenced their writings and the effect they had on the town.
Our Gift Shop contains a wide range of books and quality gifts with something to suit all ages and tastes.

- Meeting wonderful people doing wonderful things.

- by Helen Doe, a regular and popular speaker at the du Maurier Festival in Fowey, local societies and conferences.

- for anyone who has ever dreamt of returning to Manderley again.

- Winston Graham was the author of more than forty novels including The Walking Stick, Angell, Pearl and Little God, Stephanie and Tremor. His books have been widely translated and his famous 'Poldark' series has been developed into two television series shown in twenty two countries worldwide. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the O.B.E.

- a refreshingly original young American writer, Gina Ledbetter, treats us to a highly readable account of the life and work of one of Britain's greatest ever novelists.

- a selection of short stories read by Cornish author Trudy Lewis. Living on the north coast of her beloved Cornwall with her artist husband Reg, Trudy has been writing short stories about Cornwall and also illustrating for her children's stories.

- by Bettye Gray
Bettye's book is a tour de force of far wider interest than any local connection. It is a fascinating and gripping account of the social and commercial changes in Cornwall during the 20th Century, the whole woven around an ever expanding family with each new generation showing the same determination, skill and hard work of their forebears.

- a small publishing house, founded in the 1970s and owned and run by Jane and Paul White since 1997. They specialise in non-fiction books about the West Country, particularly Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

- offer the largest selections of books, maps & guides on Cornwall & the south-west to be found anywhere on the internet, and pride themselves on their excellent customer service.

- Truran is a Cornish-based publisher specialising in books on Cornwall, Devon and the West Country.

- the Finest Antiqarian Bookshop in the South West. 20,000 + titles always in stock ~ Rare, out-of-print and second hand.

- a well established rare, antiquarian and second hand book, print and map shop, Lyme Regis, Dorset.

- Used and Out of Print Search