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just over 24 hours now until the third lichfield literature weekend starts. The good news is that it looks highly likely that our outdoor events to mark the centenary of Wind in the Willows can still be outside. We seem to have generated a new, large family audience for this, which will be great for some projects we have in the pipeline. The less good news is that while some events have sold out, hard decisions might have to be made about others due to numbers. Lichfield's literary audiences once again defy my expectations. That said, many events are either sold out already or will reach capacity with the walk ups that normally arrive, but compared to Hay, Edinburgh, and Cheltenham, these numbers remain really tiny. The discussion between Steve Fuller and Denis Alexander is close to selling out (and it will be videoed for future internet release, which is a great step for us). It remains important for events like this to take place in Lichfield, even though our numbers are really small, and any kind of fiction struggles to generate an audience. Next year's autumn offering will take place 9-11 October 2009.