Congratulations to this year’s poetry judge for his recent elevation: It was announced on 10 May 2019 that Her Majesty…

On Monday 15 July local writer and historian Ben Kane will be speaking at Cedars Hall at a very special…

Spring is here – and so are the Festival’s hugely popular International Competitions. This year once again we are running…

After the success of our 2018 Festival, our audiences can rest assured that our 27th festival will not disappoint. It…

The 26th Wells Festival of Literature proved to be a celebration of words like never before. Our iconic quotation marks…

The 26th Festival has got off to a great start! David Runciman got the ball rolling with his magnificently delivered…

Following a relaxed and enjoyable ‘launch party’ for Friends, sponsors, supporters and helpers which was held at Cedars Hall on…

We are delighted to announce that former England left-hander Brian Rose will be coming to Wells on Friday 26 October…

Huge congratulations to forthcoming Festival speaker Liz Berry who has won the Forward Prize in the category ‘best single poem’….

Now that the holiday season is here and the glorious sunshine is begging to be soaked up in the company…