• 2019 Competitions: Our Judge Chosen as Poet Laureate!

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

  • Exclusive: Our First 2019 Event

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

  • 2019 Competitions: It’s Time to Enter

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

  • 2019 Festival: Dates Confirmed

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

  • A Celebration of Words

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

  • 2018 Festival: Gets off to a Great Start

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

  • 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…