All About

Welcome to Winchester Books Festival.

Winchester Books Festival is a Community Interest Company.

Co-founders Sophie Liardet and Sian Searles share an unwavering passion for bringing the most exciting and thought-provoking authors to Winchester—a city steeped in culture and the perfect setting for a world-class books festival.

Their bold vision and ambition for the Winchester Books Festival shines through their creative and forward-thinking partnerships.

Highlights for 2025 include the exclusive Bombay Sapphire festival cocktails, adding a dash of sophistication to the celebrations, and the eye-catching Partridge of Hampshire festival green fleet, ensuring branded cars turn heads across the city.

Together, they’re redefining what a literary festival can be, combining innovation, style, and a love for the written word.

Book cover of Why Tyrants Fall
One Day pbk
You Are Here - final jacket
web logo WBF
The New Neighbours Claire Douglas
Nature Needs You jacket Hannah Bourne-Taylor
Jane Austen in 41 Objects Kathryn Sutherland
How to Design a Garden (jacket cover) Pollyanna Wilkinson
An English Vision Ben Pentreath Cover

Contact us

Say hello to our little but lovely team by sending an email to info@winchesterbooksfestival.com

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Newsletters

Read about all the latest news and events in our January 2025 Newsletter.

January 2025

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