Chester Literature Festival 2023

The city's annual celebration of books, authors, poetry and more!

This year's festival take place from 9 - 26 November and will see Storyhouse filled with 18 days of talks, workshosp and performances packed with special guests from the world of literature, poetry, stage and screen.

For readers:

Henry Normal & Nigel Planer

Joanne Harris

David Olusoga

Candice Brathwaite

Sophie McCartney

Natalie Haynes

For writers there will be workshops on how to write your own novel and how to get it published,

Poetry open mic Nnight

Debut writers event 

Local authors party

For Foodies:

Grace Dent

Niki Segnit

Andi Oliver

For nature lovers:

Monty Don

World Walking Adventures with Tom Parfitt and creator of ITV’s Coast to Coast Mike Parker