2022 Open Poetry Results
Congratulations to Carolyn Gillespie for her winning entry Black Bird-Shaped Hole Black Bird-Shaped Hole Like the sleep-drunk teenager back home,…
2022 Prize Winners announced
While our 30th Anniversary Festival was in full swing, we were delighted to hold our traditional Poetry and Prize Giving event…
Dotting the i i i i i i i i i i i ….. And crossing the t t t t t t t
You’ve booked your tickets, double-checked the time your event/s will start and googled how best to get to Cedars Hall!What…
It promises an unforgettable nine days in October
As Richard Manning, Festival Chairman, revealed first to a specially invited audience in Cedars Hall, the Festival will open with…
First, second and third…
The beginning of July marks a few milestones in the run up to our 30th Anniversary Festival this October. First,…
Not to be missed
The last festivals seem to have hurried by in a flash and here we are, before we know it, on…
Sir John Major joins our 30th Anniversary celebration
The event is open exclusively to Friends and Sponsors of the Festival. To find out more about supporting the work…
2021 International Competition Results
Our 2021 International Competitions attracted more entries than ever before with our poetry competitions alone bringing in more than 1000…
2021 Festival
All photos by Jo Shepherd 2021 Speakers
It’s Over!
The 29th Wells Festival of Literature has now ended and the team of volunteers who put it together are pausing…