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
“It was an absolute joy to part of such a well organised, stimulating and genuinely fun event. Please pass on my thanks to all other members of your wonderful team who made me feel so welcome and well supported at every stage of the event planning and delivery.“
Tim Minshall – 2025
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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2019 Festival: Change of Speaker
We are sorry to report that Peter Hennessy, who was due to speak at a Literary Lunch on Friday 25…
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2019 Festival: Additional tit-bits!
Our 29th Festival will be jam-packed with appetising events – including a mouth-watering discussion between Felicity Cloake and Caroline Waldegrave…
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2019 Festival: Change of Speaker
We are sorry to report that Kamal Ahmed, who was due to speak in Wells on Saturday 19 October at…
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2019 Festival: Updates to the Programme
Ticket sales for the forthcoming Festival are selling fast with Chris Patten’s First Confession now sold out and several other…