• 2018 Festival: Let it Begin!

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

  • Rose to Interview Brearley

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

  • Poetry’s Most Coveted Award

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

  • Holiday Reading

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

  • A Festival Garden Event that Blossomed

    When Michael and Anne Heseltine were delayed on their way to speak to last October’s Festival audience about the creation…

  • 2018 Pre-Festival Event: For Friends and Supporters

    If you have ever considered becoming a Friend of the Festival, but never quite got round to it, now is…

  • Poetry. An Inspiration for the Young

    As part of the Wells Festival of Literature Education Committee’s programme of work in local schools, the poet AF Harrold…

  • 2018 Festival: A New Outlook

    The Festival venue is moving – to the city’s newest performance facility, Cedars Hall, a comfortable, modern and convenient venue…

  • Another Anniversary

    Wells Festival of Literature celebrates its 25th Anniversary in October and we are proud to be sharing that celebration, albeit…

  • Two Special Memorial Events

    This year we are dedicating two Festival events to two very special Wells Festival of Literature colleagues: Thelma Fisher, who…