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Literary fans flock to Festival in a Factory 2019
Visitors have being flocking to the Festival in a Factory at the Emma Bridgewater factory over the last three days. The event, now in its sixth year, took place from June 6 until June 8 and saw literary fans from across the area and beyond travel to the Hanley factory to listen to talks by a number of prominent authors, as well as a number of other activities. Take a look through our gallery below to see some of the big names and events that took place at this year's festival.
The closing of the festival included Indian dancing in the seconds shop (Image: Malcolm Hart)1 of 14 
Mary Portas and right, Charlotte Higgins, The Chief Culture Writer of The Guardian, from Stoke on Trent, who interviewed her, walking through the factory. (Image: Malcolm Hart)2 of 14 
Festival in a factory 2019 6th, 7th and 8th June Emma Bridgewater, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. (Image: Malcolm Hart)3 of 14 ![]()
A.N. Wilson, author, who spoke about his book "Victoria - a life" is originally from Stoke on Trent, and right, Charlotte Higgins, The Chief Culture Writer of The Guardian, and also from Stoke on Trent, who interviewed Mary Portas (Image: Malcolm Hart)4 of 14 ![]()
Entrepreneurs, from Hanley, held a drop in screen printing session in the decorating studio (Image: Malcolm Hart)5 of 14 ![]()
Local poet Gabriella Gay in the courtyard (Image: Malcolm Hart)6 of 14 ![]()
Stopping for a read by the new mural on the side of the factory, which is based on the logo for The Festival in a Factory (Image: Malcolm Hart)7 of 14 ![]()
Tristram Hunt, former MP for Stoke Central and now the Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum pictured with Ben Mcintyre, author of The Spy and The Traitor. (Image: Malcolm Hart)8 of 14 ![]()
Kamal Ahmed, Editorial Director of BBC News, spoke about his book The Life & Tines of a Very British Man with Tristram Hunt, former MP for Stoke Central and now the DIrector of the Victoria & Albert Museum. (Image: Malcolm Hart)9 of 14 ![]()
Emma Bridgewater and entrepreneur and author Mary Porta (Image: Malcolm Hart)10 of 14 ![]()
Sheltering from a downpour in the courtyard (Image: Malcolm Hart)11 of 14 ![]()
Local author Mel Sherratt was interviewed by Editor in Chief of The Sentinel, Martin Tideswell.12 of 14 ![]()
Ruth Smeeth MP, Member of Parliament for Stoke North, interviewed Rachel Reeves MP, right, about her new book Women of Westminster (Image: Malcolm Hart)13 of 14 ![]()
Poet Matt Windle in the decorating shop (Image: Malcolm Hart)14 of 14
