International Competitions Open
1 April to 30 June 2025 The International Competitions are open – no April Fool’s Day this – but a…
Success Story
An author who was twice shortlisted in the Short Story competition is about to see publication of his debut novel…
Poetry motivator
Reading and writing motivator Joffre White, author of Aura Boy, spent at happy time at Longvernal Primary in Midsomer Norton…
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…
Happy Days!
Looking back on the 2024 Festival, it’s almost impossible to decide who enjoyed it most. Was it the speakers themselves?…
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…
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….