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

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

Beans on Toast


 
An evening of songs and anecdotes from festival legend Beans on Toast. His latest book Wild Folk People Honest is funny and full of soul; a book about connection, creativity and the beautiful mess of being alive.
Luke Wright
image © Phil Weedon


 
There was an excellent line-up of spoken word and poetry at this year's festival
 

 
Jeanette Winterson
image © Frankie Julian
Sir Bob Geldof
image © Phil Weedon
Michael Pederson and Hollie McNish
image © Phil Weedon
Simon Armitage
image © Frankie Julian

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