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

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.
Jeanette Winterson Book Signing
image Simon Cole

Ian McEwan


 
To close this year's festival, the masterful Ian McEwan spoke about his new novel, What We Can Know.
 

 
Luke Wright
image © Phil Weedon
Simon Armitage
image © Frankie Julian
Jo Hamilton OBE
image © Phil Weedon
Charlie Higson and Jim Moir
image © Phil Weedon

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