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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

Marlborough LitFest has a cunning plan… to bring the actor, author, historical expert and presenter, Sir Tony Robinson, to Marlborough in the autumn. In an additional LitFest event after the main festival (25-28 September 2025), Robinson will be talking about his career and his debut novel, The House of Wolf,

Join in this year’s Big Town Read, which is The Night in Question by award-winning author, Susan Fletcher. LitFest encourages as many people as possible, in and around Marlborough, to read the book ahead of Susan’s appearance at LitFest on Saturday 27th September at 4pm, ready to quiz the author.

We’re delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 2025 festival! How to book your tickets:Online: www.marlboroughlitfest.org By telephone: 0333 666 3366 In person: The White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough(please note the bookshop cannot take orders by telephone) Pick up a festival brochure at The White Horse Bookshop in Marlborough or view online.This year’s LitFest line-up includes 2025

Marlborough LitFest returns for its 16th year from 25-28 September with a packed programme of 45+ events for all ages during the festival weekend, including 2025 Golding Speaker Alan Hollinghurst, Brian Bilston, Mary Portas, John Suchet, Rupert Everett, Jessie Burton, Clare Chambers, Andrew Miller, Lucy Hughes-Hallet, Valentine Low, Poppy Okotcha,