Aberaeron Book Festival will bring top authors and poets from across Wales to Aberaeron.

The seventh edition of this free bilingual festival takes place at Aberaeron Memorial Hall on 17 and 18 October.

Crime Cymru leads the way on the Saturday with Sarah Ward’s fictionalised Aberaeron, and Alis Hawkins dropping hints on a fifth outing of the Teifi Valley Coroner. Meanwhile things get messy for Myfanwy Alexander’s Inspector Dafis.

Mared Llewelyn leads an Aberystwyth reunion, Susan Stokes-Chapman brings a taste of Christmas gothic, Peter Stevenson tells tales of selkies and swan girls, Paul Burke uncovers spies on screen, Ben Wildsmith has a song to sing and Karen Gemma Brewer is a sausage in a fridge...

On Sunday Julie Brominicks takes us up Cader Idris, Sue McCormick visits 1950s Aberystwyth and Sarah Reynolds traces a missing daughter.

Former journalist and broadcaster John Osmond unfolds the political and cultural events leading to Wales’ disastrous devolution referendum in 1979 and the knife-edge referendum of 1997.

On the trail of Owain Glyndwr, former Professor of Welsh at Aberystwyth University Gruffydd Aled Williams discusses his new book, ‘Ar Drywydd Owain Glyndŵr’ with author and dramatist Geraint Lewis.

Sian Stewart and S E Morgan examine Aberaeron’s Portland House, Helen May Williams is poetic and Norena Shopland delivers late drama.

A book fair offers the latest titles and many signed copies with refreshments available from the festival kitchen.

Joint organiser Niki Brewer, of Aberaeron’s independent bookshop Gwisgo Bookworm, says: “The festival aims to celebrate and promote the writing, writers and publishers of west Wales, in both Welsh and English and thanks to the generous support of the authors, and sponsor Gwisgo, entry is entirely free.”

The only charge is £5 per place to attend creative writing workshops which can be booked via the festival page at GwisgoBookworm.co.uk or in the shop on Alban Square.