Welcome To Our Festival

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17-25 October 2025

Welcome to the Wells Festival of Literature, set up in 1992 to celebrate the written word and to encourage the love of books.

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2025 Speakers

  • Sebastian Faulks

    Memoir

  • Tim Spector

    Food

  • Gina Rippon

    Science

  • Edward St Aubyn

    Fiction

  • Dan Richards

    Life-style

  • Sumit Paul-Choudhury

    Philosophy

  • Sophy Roberts

    Travel

  • Horatio Clare

    Current Affairs

  • Howard Jacobson

    Fiction

  • Nick Trend

    Art

  • Mike Berners-Lee

    Environment

  • Lamorna Ash

    Religion

  • Wells Literary Quiz

    Quiz

  • Simon Kuper

    Sport

  • Midge Gillies

    History

  • Masud Husain

    Science

  • International Competitions

  • Carol Klein

    Gardening

  • Tim Willasey-Wilsey

    History

  • Stuart Maconie

    Music

  • Selena Wisnom

    History

  • Lucy Mangan

    Literature

  • Tim Bouverie

    History

  • Emily Hauser

    History/Literature

  • Andrew Lownie

    Current Affairs

  • Anne Sebba

    History/Music

  • Steve Crawshaw

    Current Affairs

  • James Canton

    Environment

  • Frank Close

    Science

  • Iain Dale

    Current Affairs

  • Christopher Summerfield

    Science

  • Prue Leith

    Food

  • Ros Ballaster

    Literature

  • Tim Minshall

    Science

  • Luke Pepera

    History

  • Lyse Doucet

    Current Affairs

  • Rachel Parris

    Literature/Comedy

Competitions
Education
Friends

Wells Festival of Literature
Celebrating its 33rd Year in 2025

Wells Festival of Literature is a registered charity entirely run by a committee of volunteers, funded by ticket sales, competition entries and generous local sponsors and Friends.

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VISITORS A YEAR
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
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CHILDREN INVOLVED
IN 2024


“It was a joy to be part of the Festival.
I was so impressed by the engagement of the audience and by the knowledge and passion of this year’s
interviewers and speakers.”  

Susie Dent – 2024

News for 2025

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  • Congratulations to Booker Prize nominee

    Congratulations to Booker Prize nominee

    Award-winning novelist Andrew Miller’s latest book The Land in Winter has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 and has…

  • Friends Event Success!

    Friends Event Success!

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  • Regency Romance

    Regency Romance

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