The Kent House Series
Stewart Collins
Cambridge educated Stewart Collins is a former winner of the BAFA award for 'Outstanding Contribution to British Arts Festivals', and the UK Festivals Awards ‘Headliner of the Year’ for presenting Elton John at Henley Festival in 2016. He is a writer, presenter, and former professional singer turned festival artistic director. Stewart has curated festivals in multiple centres notably Henley Festival of which he was Director for 30 years, The Holders Season Barbados (20 years) and both Petworth Festival (12 years) and its sister Literary Week which he founded in 2012. He also founded the Stoke-on-Trent Literary Festival with Tristan Hunt and Emma Bridgewater in 2014, and in 2024 will present the first Clovelly Literary Festival in Devon.
Claudia Golden
Throughout her career Claudia has engaged with a huge variety of people of all ages and backgrounds. Whether selling works of art, teaching children, running a large music department, as a board member of the Petworth Music & Literary festivals, Trustee of West Sussex Music or an advisor for Citizens Advice, she excels at setting up and delivering events that bring people together to enhance their lives through art, music, education or support.
Christine Carnegie-Brown
Christine has spent the last fourteen years editing and producing content for an online lifestyle magazine which she co-founded. Prior to that she was a freelance copywriter, board/account director for several graphic design agencies running blue chip accounts and spent six years at the BBC on classic serials such as I, Claudius.
Special thanks to...
The Kent House management team, in particular Jon Zecharia and Gary Sakol, for their enthusiastic support managing the logistics behind the scenes. Louisa Golden for website development and consultation. Hugo Carnegie-Brown for event photography. Fiona Vandersluys for her initial support with the Series.