Welcome To Our Festival
Save the date
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.
Competitions are now open!
Wells Festival of Literature
Celebrating its 32nd 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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First, second and third…
The beginning of July marks a few milestones in the run up to our 30th Anniversary Festival this October. First,…
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Not to be missed
The last festivals seem to have hurried by in a flash and here we are, before we know it, on…
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Sir John Major joins our 30th Anniversary celebration
The event is open exclusively to Friends and Sponsors of the Festival. To find out more about supporting the work…
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It’s Over!
The 29th Wells Festival of Literature has now ended and the team of volunteers who put it together are pausing…
our sponsors
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