As part of LitFest’s 2026 schools outreach programme, we celebrated World Book Day with two free events for local schoolchildren, with authors Jon Stock (who also writes under the name JS Monroe) and Catherine Bruton.
Marlborough LitFest is delighted to kickstart its 2026 outreach programme by donating £500 of books to local primary school, Marlborough St Mary’s.
Marlborough LitFest is delighted to announce its first confirmed authors for 2026 as historian and educationalist Sir Anthony Seldon and award-winning novelist Kit de Waal.
LitFest held an exclusive film screening of ‘H is for Hawk’ followed by a Q&A session with author Helen Macdonald on Friday 6 February, in partnership with The Parade Cinema in Marlborough.
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Our outreach programme was the best ever in 2025, delivering free events to over 1200 school children in Marlborough, Pewsey, Devizes and Calne.
Thanks to everyone who joined us last night at Marlborough Town Hall for our special LitFest Plus event with Sir Tony Robinson. His fabulous energy radiated from the stage from the start as he regaled us with tales from his career (including calling out the legendary Rex Harrison during his
CHILDREN’S LITFEST 2025 ROUND-UP: The festival opened with 60 children from Marlborough St Mary’s singing on the steps of the Town Hall in the sunshine, followed later in the day by sixth-formers from St John’s Marlborough debating whether it is ever morally right to censor literature. It was an excellent
Marlborough LitFest celebrated its 16th year with a packed programme of more than 45 bookish events for all ages and tastes, including big names, first-time authors and a host of free activities for children and families. Sessions included bestselling novelists Alan Hollinghurst and Clare Chambers, actor and author Rupert Everett,
From the Once Upon a Trail around Marlborough High Street to children’s author talks and free events for families including storytelling, arts and crafts activities and theatre performances, as well as LitFest’s annual free schools’ events, this year’s Marlborough LitFest for children has something for all ages. LitFest aims
