Photos from 2026 festival now on view!

Thank you to everyone who came to and took part in our 2026 festival!

More than 80 events across 10 days in various venues around Faversham

Our next festival will take place Feb 2027. Sign up to our newsletter for announcements about future events.

Faversham Literary Festival is an independent, not-for-profit annual event

Jon King


 
Post-punk band Gang of Four's Jon King spoke about how music took him from a south London slum and impoverished working-class background to international success in the legendary band, which performed its final tour in 2025.
Mark Kermode
image © Frankie Julian

Joanne Harris


 
Joanne Harris spoke to Daniel Hahn about her latest book Vianne, the prequel to her novel Chocolat, which sold 35 million copies worldwide.
 

 
Jung Chang
image © Frankie Julian
Mir Rahimi and Aamna Mohdin
image Frances Harmer
Sir Ben Okri
image © Phil Weedon
Sir Bob Geldof
image © Phil Weedon

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