Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival is back! Click here to check out our line-up, with more authors to be announced.
Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival lands Thursday 9th - Sunday 12th May!
Calling all bookworms and literature enthusiasts! The Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival approaches soon from Thursday, May 9th to Sunday, May 12th, promising four days of literary magic. Immerse yourself in 4 days of captivating talks, readings, and lively discussions with renowned authors across various genres (over 60 events!).
If you're a history buff there's Tracy Borman or crave a heartfelt memoir there's Michael Palin, there's a session to spark every literary interest and for all ages, with Rob Biddulph and Liz Pichon set to thrill younger audiences. And new this year, the festival offers a delightful culinary twist! Award-winning chefs, including Michelin-star chef Atul Kochhar, will tantalize your taste buds with their culinary knowledge amidst the picturesque Calverley Grounds.
So come hungry for both literary inspiration and delicious treats!
Or download the festival guide here.
Biography and Memoir
Book Michael Ball - Different Aspects
Thu 09 May, 7.30pm Book Michael Palin - Great-Uncle Harry
Fri 10 May, 7.30pm Book Lenny Henry - Rising to the Surface
Sat 11 May, 7.30pm
Book Suzi Ronson - Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
Sat 11 May, 1.00pm
Book Michael Mansfield KC - The Power In The People
Sun 12 May, 4.30pm
Chef's Table
Book Will Devlin - Farm to Fork Eating
Sat 11 May, 1.15pm Book Atul Kochhar - Curry Everyday
Sat 11 May, 2.30pm
Wellbeing and Sustainability
Book Liz Earle - A Better Second Half
Fri 10 May, 5.00pm
Book Clare Pooley - The Sober Diaries/How to Age Disgracefully
Sat 11 May, 11.00am
Book Allie Bailey - There Is No Wall
Sun 12 May, 11.00am
Book Jon Alexander - Citizens: Why The Key To Fixing Everything Is All Of Us
Sun 12 May, 12.00pm
Children's and Young Adult Fiction
Book Liz Pichon - Tom Gates Series
Thu 09 May, 10.00am
Book Anita Mangan - The Day I Fell Down The Toilet
Sat 11 May, 10.00am
Book Alex Brooks - Why, oh why, am I a Crocodile & Insects, Bugs & Rock 'n' Roll
Sat 11 May, 10.30am & 2.00pm
Book Pete Williamson - Stitch Head
Sat 11 May, 3.00pm Book Ross Welford - Time Travelling With A Tortoise
Sat 11 May, 12.30pm Book Rob Biddulph - #DrawWithRob
Sat 11 May, 2.00pm
Book Adam Stower - Murray and Bun
Sun 12 May, 12.00pm
Book Laura Noakes - Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star
Sun 12 May, 1.30pm
Book Simon James Green & Charlie Kristensen - Boy Like Me
Thu 09 May, 4.15pm
Events
Book Comedy Uncorked
Sat 11 May, 7.00pm Book Gin and Jazz
Fri 10 May, 7.00pm
Green Living Sunday
Sun 12 May, All Day
Empowerment
Factual, Art and History
Book Tracy Borman - Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
Thu 09 May, 6.00pm
Book Carolyn Mendelsohn - Being Inbetween
Sun 12 May, 4.00pm
Book Speech Bubbles with Adam Power-Annand
Sat 11 May, 11.00am
Fiction
Book Rosie Hewlett - Medea
Fri 10 May, 6.00pm Book Mat Osman - The Ghost Theatre
Sat 11 May, 3.00pm
Crime and True Crime
Book Local Crime Fiction Author Panel
Sun 12 May, 2.00pm
Book Peter James - They Thought I was Dead
Sat 11 May, 4.00pm Book Rosemary Shrager - Too Many Cooks
Sat 11 May, 12.15pm
Humour
Book Geoff Norcott - A British Bloke Decoded
Fri 10 May, 7.30pm
Poetry
Book Fiona Bennett, Roxy Dunn & Sarah Salway - Poems as Friends
Sun 12 May, 12.30pm
Over the coming weeks, the full cast of authors and illustrators will be revealed, ranging from internationally acclaimed industry veterans to the local, the young and the new, and it promises once again to be a festival that truly delivers something for everyone!
The Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival is generously supported by Arts Council England (ACE), Royal Tunbridge Wells Together, Maxipay Accounting Services, and Berry and Lamberts Solicitors.
Thank you to our Festival Friends, Maddisons Residential, Good & Green, and Thrive Living.
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