Vending event
There’s nothing like the magic of high tech to promote learning in youngsters, and there was great excitement at the…
School Visits
Profits from Wells Festival of Literature fund a year-round programme of exciting events in local schools to promote learning. These…
2024 Festival
Our 2024 Wells Festival of Literature Speakers
Happy Days!
Looking back on the 2024 Festival, it’s almost impossible to decide who enjoyed it most. Was it the speakers themselves?…
2024 Short Story Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Short Story Competition this year. Congratulations…
2024 Young Poets Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Young Poets Competition this year. Congratulations to…
2024 Book for Children Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Book for Children Competition this year….
2024 Open Poetry Results
We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Open Poetry Competition this year. Congratulations…
Turning readers into writers…
Organising a successful Festival of Literature involves more than solely celebrating an impressive string of established writers and their work;…
Changes to the Festival programme
As often happens, speakers change their plans after our brochure has been printed. Luckily, however, we are almost always able…