Sussex and its people, landscape and history have inspired many writers.
Follow the links below to learn more about the authors who have lived in or written about Sussex, and borrow their books from our libraries.
Culture Trail
We've contributed to the Culture Trail website, where you will find details of famous authors, artists, musicians and other famous people in East Sussex, Medway and the Somme region of France:
- Daisy Ashford
- Edward Frederick Benson
- Frank Bridge
- Anthony Burgess
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Catherine Cookson
- Henry James
- Sheila Kaye-Smith
- Rudyard Kipling
- A A Milne
- Thomas Paine
- Eric Ravilious
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Robert Tressell
- George Woods
- Virginia Woolf
Visit the Culture Trail website.
East Sussex County Council