Welcome To Our Festival
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17-25 October 2025
Welcome to the Wells Festival of Literature, set up in 1992 to celebrate the written word and to encourage the love of books.
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2025 Speakers
News for 2025
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Football season kicks off
As the football season kicks off this month, the Festival is delighted to host two of the sports greatest fans….
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Royal Revelations
Searing revelations about Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have stirred up a storm of interest in biographer Andrew…
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A strange journey into history
Sophy Roberts, a speaker at this year’s Festival, is on the shortlist of the 2025 Wainwright prize for conservation writing…
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Festival supports Wells Ecoweek
Health, climate change and conservation are all hot topics, and not only is the Festival hosting three speakers on relevant…
Wells Festival of Literature
Celebrating its 33rd Year in 2025
Wells Festival of Literature is a registered charity entirely run by a committee of volunteers, funded by ticket sales, competition entries and generous local sponsors and Friends.
VISITORS A YEAR
DISTRIBUTED IN 2024
IN 2024
“It was a joy to be part of the Festival.
I was so impressed by the engagement of the audience and by the knowledge and passion of this year’s
interviewers and speakers.”Susie Dent – 2024
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