Creative Tunbridge Wells

Lead Producers

After working closely with the TWBC team on previous festivals Creative Tunbridge Wells is thrilled to be taking over as the lead producer of Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival. 

Creative Tunbridge Wells already works in partnership with venues, and other festivals in the town and will ensure that TWLF is a collaborative and inclusive event. 

TEAM

Bob Willard Watts

CTW Executive Director

Sam Davey

Producer

Hannah Gee & Dan Culmer

Poetry Producers

Isobel Dormon

Music Literature Programming

Bright, airy cafe with wooden tables, chairs, and lush greenery visible through large windows.

The Barn - Conservatory

A picture of the inside of the old auction house, a wooden floor tables chairs and a small stage.

Old Auction House

The outside of trinity Theatre a gothic church building set against a bright blue sky with trees in the foreground.

Trinity Theatre

The outside of the Assembly Hall Theatre, a brick municipal building with art deco feature porch cover.

Assembly Hall Theatre

The outside of the forum, a former public toilet turned grass routes music venue. Set in the lush greenery of the common with trees.

The Forum

The outside of the Amelia Scott museum and library, a brick building with large curved glass atrium.

The Amelia Scott

THe inside of the pump room, a clean white space with wooden floor and wooden seating banks. Floor to ceiling windows.

Pump Room

A shot of calverley grounds through foliage, sunny. Grass and trees with some people enjoying the park.

Calverley Grounds

VENUES

The Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival remains a town wide celebration of the written and spoken word. 

We are excited to be returning to Calverley Grounds this year as well as adding the Pump Room to the programme.

 

We are still looking for additional venues across all festival dates. 

Headline Sponsor

Berry & Lamberts continue to support TWLF

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Berry & Lamberts Solicitors will continue their journey with us as the headline sponsor for this year’s Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival.

As a firm deeply embedded in the local community, they recognised the importance of bringing a world-class literary celebration to Tunbridge Wells from the festivals very first "Chapter."

Their unwavering commitment has allowed us to grow, innovate, and bring renowned authors & eager readers together year after year and ensured that the festival is accesable to all of our community through Pay What You Want tickets for many events. 

PARTNERS

Royal Tunbridge Wells Together

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Creative Tunbridge Wells

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