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2023 Festival Highlights
The 31st Wells Festival of Literature is now over but it has left us some wonderful memories, every one of…
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The numbers say it all
As a Festival of Literature our chief passion, obviously, is for words! But there are occasions when figures speak louder…
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Enjoy a prize Festival
Tania Branigan has now been shortlisted for two of the most prestigious prizes in the business: the Baillie Gifford Prize…
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Caught out by the former Governor of Hong Kong!
When the speakers were announced a few months ago the Festival seemed a long way off. Even when tickets went…
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Watch this space
The programme is confirmed and made public; the brochure has appeared and can be picked up almost anywhere; ticket sales have…
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First off the mark!
The 2023 Festival starts on 27 October but on 4 July guests in a packed Cedars Hall enjoyed a foretaste…
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Mariella to launch our 2023 Festival
Somerset resident and one of the UK’s most recognised cultural critics, Mariella Frostrup is the natural choice to launch our…
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The pictures speak volumes
As you can probably guess from Jo Shepherd’s comprehensive pictorial round-up of our 30th Anniversary Festival, it was a record-breaking…
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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…
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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…