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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Poetry. An Inspiration for the Young
As part of the Wells Festival of Literature Education Committee’s programme of work in local schools, the poet AF Harrold…
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2018 Festival: A New Outlook
The Festival venue is moving – to the city’s newest performance facility, Cedars Hall, a comfortable, modern and convenient venue…
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Another Anniversary
Wells Festival of Literature celebrates its 25th Anniversary in October and we are proud to be sharing that celebration, albeit…
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Two Special Memorial Events
This year we are dedicating two Festival events to two very special Wells Festival of Literature colleagues: Thelma Fisher, who…