Faversham Literary Festival
@favlit.org
Book talks. In a brewery!
10-days of author talks and book events taking place annually in a Kentish medieval market town
20 Feb – 1 Mar 2026
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10-days of author talks and book events taking place annually in a Kentish medieval market town
20 Feb – 1 Mar 2026
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21 Feb–2 March 2025... more than 80 events
Ten days of author talks including Led By Donkeys, Miranda Sawyer, Sarah Perry, Danny Robins, Caroline Lucas, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jackie Kay, Will Self, Eliza Clark, Wayne Sleep, Jeff Young, Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks),...
21 Feb–2 March 2025... more than 80 events
Ten days of author talks including Led By Donkeys, Miranda Sawyer, Sarah Perry, Danny Robins, Caroline Lucas, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jackie Kay, Will Self, Eliza Clark, Wayne Sleep, Jeff Young, Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks),...
Did you enjoy the festival? FLF 2025 photographs are now up on our website 😍
April 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Did you enjoy the festival? FLF 2025 photographs are now up on our website 😍
Sarah Lonsdale talks about her new novel, Wildly Different, to a packed Arden theatre
March 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sarah Lonsdale talks about her new novel, Wildly Different, to a packed Arden theatre
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What a finish to @favlit.org with @dannyrobins.bsky.social talking about his book ‘Into The Uncanny’ 👻
March 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What a finish to @favlit.org with @dannyrobins.bsky.social talking about his book ‘Into The Uncanny’ 👻
St Mary of Charity church looks decidedly SPOOKY as we await the appearance of paranormal investigator Danny Robins
March 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
St Mary of Charity church looks decidedly SPOOKY as we await the appearance of paranormal investigator Danny Robins
Next up Leeroy Thornhill gives the lo down on ten years of raving through 80s and 90s with The Prodigy
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Next up Leeroy Thornhill gives the lo down on ten years of raving through 80s and 90s with The Prodigy
@buzzcocks.com legend Steve Diggle shares a few Rock n Roll stories with our host Sîan Pattenden @sian-superman.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@buzzcocks.com legend Steve Diggle shares a few Rock n Roll stories with our host Sîan Pattenden @sian-superman.bsky.social
Sebastian Faulks discusses The Seventh Son with Alex Preston
February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sebastian Faulks discusses The Seventh Son with Alex Preston
Michael Rosen brings the magic at FLF25
February 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Michael Rosen brings the magic at FLF25
Bettany Hughes takes us on a voyage to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Bettany Hughes takes us on a voyage to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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I'm saving up my @favlit.org commentary for a big reflection at the end, but it was splendid to meet @doctoroxford.bsky.social tonight! Blew the audience away with a very moving and patient centred focus.
Nice to see @antonytiernan.bsky.social too.
Nice to see @antonytiernan.bsky.social too.
February 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm saving up my @favlit.org commentary for a big reflection at the end, but it was splendid to meet @doctoroxford.bsky.social tonight! Blew the audience away with a very moving and patient centred focus.
Nice to see @antonytiernan.bsky.social too.
Nice to see @antonytiernan.bsky.social too.
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Page vs. Stage: at @favlit.org THIS SATURDAY!
Where does poetry live its best life, between the covers or on the boards?
Join in with a lively panel discussion, then take the mic yourself! Open mic slots available (first come, first served).
Sat 1 Mar, 12:30pm @ The Arden Theatre.
£10.
Where does poetry live its best life, between the covers or on the boards?
Join in with a lively panel discussion, then take the mic yourself! Open mic slots available (first come, first served).
Sat 1 Mar, 12:30pm @ The Arden Theatre.
£10.
Poetry: Page vs Stage + Open Mic
Much is made of the distinction between poems written for the page, and pieces that have performance at their heart. This event will feature a panel discussion looking at the similarities and...
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February 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Page vs. Stage: at @favlit.org THIS SATURDAY!
Where does poetry live its best life, between the covers or on the boards?
Join in with a lively panel discussion, then take the mic yourself! Open mic slots available (first come, first served).
Sat 1 Mar, 12:30pm @ The Arden Theatre.
£10.
Where does poetry live its best life, between the covers or on the boards?
Join in with a lively panel discussion, then take the mic yourself! Open mic slots available (first come, first served).
Sat 1 Mar, 12:30pm @ The Arden Theatre.
£10.
Newsflash - A limited Michael Rosen tickets are available via the website
February 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Newsflash - A limited Michael Rosen tickets are available via the website
Pam Ayres.. what an absolute legend 😍
February 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Pam Ayres.. what an absolute legend 😍
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Had a great weekend of #rewilding, #folklore and #Shakespeare’s women @favlit.org ! Michael Rosen and Bettany Hughes to come.
February 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Had a great weekend of #rewilding, #folklore and #Shakespeare’s women @favlit.org ! Michael Rosen and Bettany Hughes to come.
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Good to catch @jonathancoe.bsky.social
at @favlit.org this evening. Interesting insight into the use of popular culture in his novels and how his biography of B.S. Johnson helped shape his sense of form.
@richfrankrich.bsky.social
at @favlit.org this evening. Interesting insight into the use of popular culture in his novels and how his biography of B.S. Johnson helped shape his sense of form.
@richfrankrich.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Good to catch @jonathancoe.bsky.social
at @favlit.org this evening. Interesting insight into the use of popular culture in his novels and how his biography of B.S. Johnson helped shape his sense of form.
@richfrankrich.bsky.social
at @favlit.org this evening. Interesting insight into the use of popular culture in his novels and how his biography of B.S. Johnson helped shape his sense of form.
@richfrankrich.bsky.social
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A fabulous bunch of Tedheads turned up at the
@favlit.org for my talk with Clare Chambers about 'Picnic on Craggy Island', including the film researcher on the series, whom I hadn’t seen for 25 years!
@favlit.org for my talk with Clare Chambers about 'Picnic on Craggy Island', including the film researcher on the series, whom I hadn’t seen for 25 years!
February 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A fabulous bunch of Tedheads turned up at the
@favlit.org for my talk with Clare Chambers about 'Picnic on Craggy Island', including the film researcher on the series, whom I hadn’t seen for 25 years!
@favlit.org for my talk with Clare Chambers about 'Picnic on Craggy Island', including the film researcher on the series, whom I hadn’t seen for 25 years!
Steve Crawshaw and Daniel Hahn tackle the pressing subject of geopolitics and accountability.
February 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Steve Crawshaw and Daniel Hahn tackle the pressing subject of geopolitics and accountability.
Iain Sinclair and Horatio Clare explore the life & work of photographer John Deakin this afternoon at FLF25.
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Iain Sinclair and Horatio Clare explore the life & work of photographer John Deakin this afternoon at FLF25.
What a blast we had on day one of FLF 2025. It's truly special to welcome back so many book lovers to Faversham. It's the biggest one yet and we can't wait to make it all happen!
February 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What a blast we had on day one of FLF 2025. It's truly special to welcome back so many book lovers to Faversham. It's the biggest one yet and we can't wait to make it all happen!
Harry Baker was... Wonderful!
February 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Harry Baker was... Wonderful!
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We’re looking forward to the fabulous Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org which begins tomorrow with a cracking programme. Here are just a few of our favourites
February 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We’re looking forward to the fabulous Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org which begins tomorrow with a cracking programme. Here are just a few of our favourites
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This Sunday, Faversham Literary Festival, Wild Twin in conversation with Horatio Clare. Come! @favlit.org @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @horatioclare.bsky.social
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Jeff Young with Horatio Clare
The New European's Nonfiction Book of the Year – a love song to grifters, drifters, cities and lost youth, literary hauntings and the power of belonging. Jeff Young talks to travel writer and...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This Sunday, Faversham Literary Festival, Wild Twin in conversation with Horatio Clare. Come! @favlit.org @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @horatioclare.bsky.social
www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/programme/20...
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It's the first weekend of Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org aka the most wonderful time of the year... looking forward to Xiaolu Guo tomorrow among many other things
February 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It's the first weekend of Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org aka the most wonderful time of the year... looking forward to Xiaolu Guo tomorrow among many other things
There's a bustle of book lovers at the Assembly Rooms today in Faversham
February 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There's a bustle of book lovers at the Assembly Rooms today in Faversham
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Simply overjoyed to see THE STORY OF A HEART longlisted for the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction.
Huge congratulations to all 16 authors!
The full, fabulous longlist is here: brnw.ch/21wQDrv
#OrganDonation 🫀🫁💗
Huge congratulations to all 16 authors!
The full, fabulous longlist is here: brnw.ch/21wQDrv
#OrganDonation 🫀🫁💗
February 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Simply overjoyed to see THE STORY OF A HEART longlisted for the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction.
Huge congratulations to all 16 authors!
The full, fabulous longlist is here: brnw.ch/21wQDrv
#OrganDonation 🫀🫁💗
Huge congratulations to all 16 authors!
The full, fabulous longlist is here: brnw.ch/21wQDrv
#OrganDonation 🫀🫁💗