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The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 programme revealed

Tickets for The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 are now on sale to Members.

Tickets go on general sale from 10am on Wednesday 6 September.

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Cheltenham Literature Festival

Visit the globally renowned Literature Festival in the heart of Cheltenham.

Save the date and join us in 2023: 6 - 15 October 2023.

Literature for Schools is back at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023

The Literature for Schools programme at Cheltenham Literature Festival returns from 6 - 15 October 2023.

Booking opens on Tuesday 13 June at 8am.

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The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival free programme revealed

Come and join us for free events and activities at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 from 6 - 15 October.

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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.

What's On

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.

View the free programme

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.

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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."