At this special pre-festival event we are honoured to welcome best-selling crime author Val McDermid who will be discussing her career and introducing her new book, Out of Bounds. Tickets:…

Pre-Festival Schools Event. Schools are invited to join author, national treasure and broadcaster Clare Balding for inspirational stories and family entertainment to mark the publication of her very…

With Jason Goodwin. The Yeovil Community Arts Association is delighted to have Jason as our speaker at this gala opening event of the fourth Yeovil Literary Festival. Jason will introduce us to…

*DISCOVER EVENT* The Yeovil Literary Prize is a highly successful, international writing competition administered by the Yeovil Community Arts Association (YCAA). Acknowledged by agents and…

*DISCOVER EVENT* Long Time Lost and Dark Tides Bestselling author Chris Ewan will round off the day of crime in the Library by talking about his career and his psychological thrillers including,…

In Conversation with Christopher Monks. One of Britain’s most celebrated and popular composers joins Christopher Monks, Artistic Director of Armonico Consort, for a fascinating and enlightening…

From the Pen to the Screen. *DISCOVER EVENT* The award-winning producer and screenwriter Ashley Pharoah has a stream of hit TV shows under his belt - Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Wild at Heart,…

Shakespeare is the best and most creative writer of the English language of all time. He deploys the widest and most thrilling vocabulary, drawing on classical and biblical scholarship and the…

John Whaite is a British chef, food writer and TV personality. Probably best known for winning the third series of the BBC’s The Great British Bake Off, John now runs his own cookery school, John…

Agony aunt, author and one of Britain's most successful journalists, Bel Mooney, was astonished at the depth of her sorrow and the emptiness in her life when her beloved small dog died. Social media…