Welcome to our Festival
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16-24 October 2026
Set up in 1992 to celebrate the written word
and to encourage the love of books.
2025 Highlights
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
News for 2025
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Event Cancellation
We very much regret that Emma Young, who was scheduled to talk about Super Senses: The Science of Your 32 Senses…
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Welcome to Wells – wherever you are
The Festival gets off to a tremendous start this Friday when we welcome the arrival of Our Friends in Beijing, brought to…
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Talking about the Arctic… from the Arctic!
Jemma Wadham, scheduled to appear in Wells on the Cedars Hall stage on Saturday 23 October at 2pm, will now be…
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New event follows a royal couple in exile
In a change to the published programme, we are delighted to introduce bestselling author Andrew Lownie as he explores the…