A big round of applause to our fabulous young 2026 festival-goers. One of the core aims of Marlborough Literature Festival is to encourage and inspire a love of books, reading and writing, especially amongst our younger audience. Thanks to the festival’s generous sponsors, donors and Friends, Marlborough LitFest has expanded
Our four-day celebration of books, ideas and storytelling for all ages with over 45 events has come to a close. From the moment the farmers started filing into the Town Hall on Thursday night to hear Helen Browning and Minette Batters talk about their respective autobiographies, we knew that LitFest
The countdown has begun to Marlborough LitFest 2026! The banners are up on Marlborough Town Hall, which transforms into our festival home later this week. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to our 17th LitFest from 24-27 September for a four-day celebration of books, ideas and storytelling for all ages.
Join in Marlborough’s biggest book club and read Kit de Waal’s ‘The Best of Everything’ before meeting the author at this year’s Big Town Read event on Sunday 27 September. To help fuel discussion, we have some reading group questions available for you but no peeking until you’ve finished the
We have been made aware of a fraudulent email account, marlboroughliteraryfestival@gmail.com, impersonating Marlborough LitFest’s email account (@marlboroughlitfest.org) asking participants to take part in this year’s festival and asking for money.
This is a scam. All official communications from LitFest only come from our official festival domain: @marlboroughlitfest.org and we
Read it. Share it. Talk about it. Join Marlborough’s Big Town Read! This year’s Big Town Read is bestselling novelist Kit de Waal’s latest novel, ‘The Best of Everything’. The Big Town Read invites people across Marlborough and the surrounding area to read the same book, sparking conversations, debates and
The 17th Marlborough LitFest (24 – 27 September 2026) offers a packed weekend of literary treats for all, including debut and established fiction, non-fiction, poetry, writing workshops, a literary walk, the annual Big Town Read, children’s authors and free events for families, plus LitFest’s annual schools outreach programme.
Bringing the legacy of George Michael and a new instalment of the beloved Cazalet Chronicles to the 17th Marlborough LitFest this year will be bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera and novelist Louisa Young.
Marlborough LitFest is delighted to announce its main event sponsor for 2026 as St Mary’s and St Margaret’s Calne. As a charitable arts organisation, LitFest depends on its partners and sponsors to help stage its annual festival; bring free events to children, families and the wider community; and take the
Gather together your finest quizzing friends and join us for a literary-themed quiz night on Friday 15 May at St Peter’s in Marlborough. Please arrive by 6.30pm; the quiz will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm.
