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

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Faversham Literary Festival is an independent, not-for-profit annual event

Jon King


 
Post-punk band Gang of Four's Jon King spoke about how music took him from a south London slum and impoverished working-class background to international success in the legendary band, which performed its final tour in 2025.
Charlie Higson and Jim Moir
image © Phil Weedon

Jeanette Winterson


 
In her unique style, Jeanette Winterson cracked open the legendary tale of Shahrazad in One Thousand and One Nights to reveal timeless questions: Who should we trust? What makes us happy? Is love the most important thing in the world?
 

 
Sue Hendra
image © Phil Weedon
Luke Wright
image © Phil Weedon
Simon Armitage
image © Frankie Julian
Sir Bob Geldof
image © Frankie Julian

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