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About the Festival
Cheltenham Literature Festival is the world’s first literature Festival, leading the way in celebrating the written and spoken word, presenting the best new voices in fiction and poetry alongside literary greats and high-profile speakers.

What's On
Come and celebrate the best of literary names and the most talked about emerging authors at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023.
Join the likes of Brian Cox, Jojo Moyes, Elizabeth Day, Charlie Mackesy, Sadiq Khan, Liv Little, David Mitchell, Heather Morris, Tim Peake, Clive Myrie, Yomi Adegoke and so many more.

The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival free programme
Come and join us for free events and activities in The Huddle, VOICEBOX, The Wild Wood and at Lit Crawl during The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 from 6 - 15 October.

Literature for Schools
Literature for Schools is back at Cheltenham Literature Festival from 6 - 15 October 2023 with a fantastic programme of authors, illustrators and poets including Rob Biddulph, Benji Davies, Anna James, Jamie Littler, Michael Rosen, Varsha Shah, Thomas Taylor and Kate Wakeling.
The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 brochure
Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022

Director's Welcome
"For book lovers everywhere, The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is the only place to be each autumn. The Festival returns from 7-16 October 2022, welcoming the world’s greatest writers and thinkers to Cheltenham."
News
Join us for our Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Conference 2023
Monday 11 September 2023
THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES “DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE” PROGRAMME OF FREE EVENTS FOR 2023 SEASON
Thursday 7 September 2023
THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023 *FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LITERATURE’S LONGEST-RUNNING FESTIVAL*
Wednesday 16 August 2023