Shelves of multi-coloured books

Excitement is growing in the build up to the 2021 Yeovil Literary Festival, which starts on Thursday 28 October.

The YCAA is proud to be a partner of the Yeovil Literary Festival alongside the Octagon Theatre, Waterstone’s, South Somerset District Council and Somerset County Council.  The popular annual event has been drawing a range of well-known literary figures, comedians, celebrities and new writers to the town every autumn since 2013.

This year’s exciting programme of literature, comedy and arts events runs from Thursday 28 October to Wednesday 3 November 2021, and includes Lionel Shriver, Sir Max Hastings, Dame Joan Bakewell, Lucy Worsley, Phil Wang, Lloyd Grossman, David Baddiel, John Suchet, Owen Jones, Michael Portillo, Giles Terera and Rev. Richard Coles to name but a few.

The festival also features a showcase event for winners of the Yeovil Literary Prize 2021.

For details of all of this year’s events and to buy tickets, visit the Yeovil Literary Festival website.  Members of the YCAA can claim a discount on some events.  For more information, please call or visit the festival box office.