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.

image Chad Gazi

Katy Hessel


 
Katy Hessel, host of podcast Great Women Artists, spoke to Sarah Shaffi about the experiences and wisdom she has gleaned from some of our greatest artists, gathered from interviews, personal conversations, books and talks, including Marina Abramović, Nan Goldin, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin.
 

 
Claire Adam
image © Phil Weedon
Andy Webb and Gavin Esler
image © Phil Weedon
Jung Chang
image © Frankie Julian
Sir Bob Geldof
image © Frankie Julian

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