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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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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.

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“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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Event Cancellation

    We very much regret that Emma Dabiri, who was scheduled to discuss What White People Can Do Next with Sarah LeFanu, has had…

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