WELCOME

Welcome to Chester in October when this historic city becomes a whirl of books and book people, reading, writing and thought-provoking talks.

With another exciting buzz of celebrity guests and local events, the city will be alive with star names from literature, theatre, media and the world of exploration as the art of letters in all its forms is set out to intrigue, inform and above all, entertain.

Top children’s authors, workshops, book signings and showcasing local writers are all part of this year’s bumper package studded with events to appeal to everyone.

In this, our 19th year, we have more events than ever before and are delighted to welcome again the UK’s poet laureate and our festival patron, Andrew Motion, who will be reading from his own work as well as awarding the Cheshire Prize for Literature.

The Daily Post has called us ‘an amazing roll-call of class acts’. We have made every effort to live up to this and hope our audiences will agree. Come ready to be inspired, enlightened and entertained, we look forward to seeing you.

Bill Hughes (Chair)
Katherine Seddon (Administrator)