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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 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.

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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


  • 2020 Festival: From a Speaker’s Perspective

    Professor Helen Taylor was a speaker and an interviewer in Wells this year. She describes the experience: As I struggled…

    27 November 2020
  • 2020 Festival: In England’s Smallest City Life goes on

    Iain Dale, opening our 28th Festival on Friday 16 October, related how delighted he was to be in Wells –…

    21 October 2020
  • 2020 Festival: The Latest on Gina Miller’s Event

    We are very sad to report that, in view of the new Covid restrictions announced for London, Gina Miller has decided…

    15 October 2020
  • 2020 Festival: There’s a Change to the Crime!

    The countdown to the first event of the Festival has begun and with it a last-minute change to the programme…

    14 October 2020
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