The programme for our 29th Festival is already being put together and we are looking forward to sharing details later this year.
It will run from Friday 15 through to Saturday 23 October and is likely to consist of mainly live events, with a few, if necessary, being ‘virtual’.
As an added bonus the entire 2021 Festival will also be live-streamed, allowing those unable to attend in person to enjoy every event. That includes our growing audience from around the world!
Our International Competitions also return this year, opening for entries on 1 April 2021.
News
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Getting ahead of ourselves!
July 15 2024The 2024 Festival starts on Friday 18 October but if you were in Cedars Hall on 11 July, you might well have thought it had already begun! Those who were lucky enough to be invited to a packed Cedars Hall enjoyed a foretaste of what lies ahead. Mike Gunton, Creative Director of the BBC Natural […]
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The 2024 Wells Festival of Literature starts here!
May 16 2024With only a few months left until this year’s Festival gets under way, activity behind the scenes is already evident. For a start, entries are flying into our International Competitions. The closing date for all four categories is 30 June – so get creating as soon as you can. The prize money is extremely generous! […]
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2023 Festival Highlights
November 7 2023The 31st Wells Festival of Literature is now over but it has left us some wonderful memories, every one of them different. Wes Streeting, who led the way with the opening event, featured on many ‘Top Ten’ lists. So did Robin Ince, Chris Patten and Emily Kenway – all of them appearing on that first […]
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