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Writing & Photography Competitions In each competition, there are three age categories; (1) Under 13 (2) 13-18 (3) 18+. The theme for this year’s writing and photography competitions is: Wild Things Writing competition: All entries will be judged by one of the Festival’s acclaimed authors. Your work can be in any style or form (whether…

We are thrilled to announce a number of new speakers who will be joining us on 29 & 30 June for Wealden Festival 2019 at Boldshaves Garden. Isabella Tree, author of Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm, will be part of a panel debating vital questions about the relationship between people, the…

Happy New Year! Plans are afoot for Wealden 2019 with an exciting programme beginning to take shape. Adam Nicolson, winner of the 2018 Wainwright Prize, and Raynor Winn, whose wonderful book The Salt Path has been one of the publishing highlights of the past year, will both be speaking at the 2019 Festival. Stay tuned…

We are delighted to announce that the winner of Wealden Literary Festival 2018 Writing Competition (under 14 category) is…

We are delighted to announce that the winner of Wealden Literary Festival 2018 Writing Competition (14+ category) is…

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The 2018 Wealden Writing and Photography Competitions are open for entries!

We are thrilled to share the programme for Wealden 2018…

Information about how to join our community of Festival Friends.

We would like to thank all those who took part…

And the winners are…

New home and programme to be announced soon…

Wealden 2016 Official Film!

Writing Comes Alive with Kathleen Jamie

Autumn with Rural Courses and Fable & Base

Wealden 2016: Thank You!

Calling all writers and photographers…

Exciting additions to the 2016 line-up

For Wealden Literary Festival 2016

What to expect from Wealden 2016

And so it begins…