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,
More names announced for Marlborough LitFest’s 2025 line-up include poet Brian Bilston, actor and author Rupert Everett, as well as this year’s Big Town Read by prizewinning author Susan Fletcher. They will join John Suchet, Poppy Okotcha, Clare Chambers and 2025 Golding Speaker Alan Hollinghurst at this year’s festival from
Marlborough LitFest is delighted to announce that broadcaster and author John Suchet, horticulturalist Poppy Okotcha and acclaimed novelist Clare Chambers will join 2025 Golding Speaker Alan Hollinghurst at this year’s festival from 25 – 28 September. LitFest is inviting people to sign up to Friends of LitFest for 2025 to
Would you like a glimpse behind the scenes at Marlborough LitFest? We’re looking for volunteers who can spare an hour or two over the festival weekend (25-28 September 2025) and would love to hear from anyone willing to help this or next year. Volunteer opportunities range from helping at the
Acclaimed music therapist and author, Julia Hollander, returned to Marlborough to entertain local residents at The Jubilee Centre, as part of Marlborough LitFest’s continuing outreach programme. Hollander engaged the community centre members in singing some old-time favourite songs from “She’ll be coming round the mountain“ to “My darling Clementine”. The
Marlborough LitFest is excited to announce the award-winning novelist, Sir Alan Hollinghurst, as its 2025 Golding Speaker. Hollinghurst received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list for services to literature. His seventh novel, Our Evenings, has been described as “the finest novel yet from one of the great writers
