2024 Young Poets Results
Congratulations to our young poet Sylvan Restarick with their winning entry Ode To The Dent You Left In The Sofa…
2024 Book for Children Results
Congratulations to Suzie Good for their winning entry The Lost Ghost. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and…
2024 Open Poetry Results
Congratulations to Maggie Wadey for their winning entry I Dreamt My Daughter Was A Child Again. I DREAMT MY DAUGHTER WAS…
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…
A Game Changer
Not long until the 2024 Festival kicks off but as we warm up for the starting line there has been…
Time to enjoy the shortlists
Our shortlisting panels have had a very busy – but satisfying – few weeks. The final decision now goes to…
Getting ahead of ourselves!
The 2024 Festival starts on Friday 18 October but if you were in Cedars Hall on 11 July, you might…
The 2024 Wells Festival of Literature starts here!
With only a few months left until this year’s Festival gets under way, activity behind the scenes is already evident….
2023 Festival
All photos by Jo Shepherd