Friends Event Success!
Remnants of woolly rhinos, hyenas, bears, wolves, aurochs and other species long extinct in the UK are among the fossilised…
Regency Romance
Regency romance is in the air and Jane Austen fans are in for a treat at this year’s Wells Festival…
Recipes for success
Women whose lives have been successful in wildly differing ways are just some of the highlights of this year’s Festival….
Winning story
A speaker at last year’s Wells Festival of Literature has been awarded this year’s Women’s prize for nonfiction for her…
Survival, spies and justice
Wells Festival of Literature this year plays its part in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second…
A taste of things to Come
Fermented foods, late love and an elephant trek are just some of the intriguing range of topics that mark the…
Poetry Play Kits Shared
Wells Festival of Literature Education Team has bought 17 of these amazing Poetry Play Kits by past Children’s Poet Laureate,…
Join the dig!
Palaeontologist, Professor Danielle Schreve (University of Bristol), is to be guest speaker at our special launch event at Wells Festival…
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…