Event for Friends
Festival Friends are in for a thrilling night with cosy crime writer Jayne Chard who is to be guest speaker…
Writers at the ready
Entries for this year’s international competitions are now open, and there is hot competition for the £5,000 pot of prizes…
Lyse in line for award
Lyse Doucet – a sellout speaker at last year’s Festival – is on a shortlist of six authors for the…
Writers under wraps
No names can be revealed just yet, but behind the scenes the Festival booking team is sending out invitations and…
Sponsor the Festival
We are hugely grateful to our principal sponsor Chubb Bulleid, along with our other regular sponsors, for their continued support…
Top marks
The Festival’s Education Team brings quite a buzz to book learning with its year-round projects in local schools. These include…
2025 Festival
The Best Festival Ever Record ticket sales made this year’s Festival the best ever in its 33 years, with capacity…
High Sheriff award
Wells Festival of Literature has been granted the High Sheriff of Somerset award for its “great and valuable services to…
authors shortlisted
Horatio Clare and Lyse Doucet, who both appeared at this year’s Festival, are on the Nero Book Awards 2025 Non…
Festival Success
Stimulating speakers and record ticket sales made the 2025 Festival the best year ever with several authors attracting capacity audiences….