About The Festival
Cheltenham Literature Festival is the world’s first literature f…
The Festival
Still leading the way in celebrating the written and spoken word, the world’s first literature festival will Read the World, presenting the best new voices in fiction and poetry alongside literary greats and high-profile speakers. The Festival’s pioneering mix of in-person and online events won it a coveted FutureBook 2020: Best Lockdown Event award and its Literature for Schools programme inspires a love of books in thousands of school children.
Guest Curators 2021
The Guest Curators for this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Festival Theme: Read the World
2021 sees the launch of Read the World, a major new three-y…
Cheltenham Literature Festival Village…
Literature for Schools
The 2021 Literature for Schools Programme has arrived, kicking off …
Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Conf…
Tuesday 12 October 9am – 4.30pm - empowering and equipping delega…
Literature Festival Talent Development
As a registered charity, we’re committed to providing a plat…
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The Literature Festival Bookshops
We’ve got all your reading needs covered at the Festival and in …
Fun for all the Family
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival offer…
VOICEBOX
Lit Crawl 2021
A fast-paced evening of pop-up events and quirky literary happenings
Food & Drink
Take a time out from your busy Festival day to relax and refuel
