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4 - 14 of March 2027 📖🎥🎤🎭📚🖋️
Showcasing the work of leading, emerging and celebrated local authors, welcoming international writers and thinkers.

11/05/2026

Don’t miss the one-off opportunity to see the premiere of the latest theatre production by award winning Director and Old Frenshamian Landé Belo, hosted by our festival partner and principal sponsor, Frensham Heights 🎭 That Four Letter Word comprises
of three powerful short plays exploring love as an action, messy, demanding, joyful and painful.

Created and directed by Landé and centred on Black women’s lives, this one-night production challenges romantic myths and asks what it really means to practise love - in our relationships, our choices and ourselves.

That Four Letter Word will be performed at the Aldridge Theatre this Friday, 15 May at 7.30pm 🎬

🎟️ Tickets are £16 with £5 concession for students, link in bio 🔗

24/04/2026

📷 Reeta Chakrabarti in conversation with Rebecca Jones

14/04/2026

How has it already been a month since we spent a magical afternoon with Alexander Armstrong and Jack Meggitt-Phillips? 💎

13/04/2026

Don’t miss the one-off opportunity to see the premiere of the latest theatre production by award winning Director and Old Frenshamian Landé Belo, hosted by our festival partner and principal sponsor, Frensham Heights 🎭 That Four Letter Word comprises of three powerful short plays exploring love as an action, messy, demanding, joyful and painful.

Created and directed by Landé and centred on Black women’s lives, this one‑night production challenges romantic myths and asks what it really means to practise love - in our relationships, our choices and ourselves.

That Four Letter Word will be performed at the Aldridge Theatre on Friday 15 May, 7.30pm 🎬

🎟️ Tickets are £16 with £5 concession for students, link in bio 🔗

10/04/2026

A snippet of our evening with Oti Mabuse 🩷

09/04/2026

A heartwarming end to this year’s festival. On Tuesday evening we were delighted to welcome Oti Mabuse to Farnham! 📖🪩❤️‍🔥

In conversation with Kairen Kemp, Oti discussed her debut novel Slow Burn, motherhood, family, and her remarkable career ✨🔥

📸 Seamus Flanagan

28/03/2026

We are delighted to announce the new date for ‘An evening with Oti Mabuse’: Tuesday 7 April 2026 at 7.30pm 🪩📖

📍 St Andrew’s Church
🕖 Doors open at 7pm

All tickets that were purchased for the original date are still valid. We hope you’re able to attend. If not, you can request a refund.

🎟️ There are a few tickets available, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980881745625?aff=oddtdtcreator

22/03/2026

The magic of a town transformed by storytelling!

From the laughs shared with the hilarious Joel Dommett to the profound insights offered by political heavyweights Lord Heseltine, and Jeremy Hunt, the energy across every venue was electric.

We were honoured to host the brilliant BBC News presenter Reeta Chakrabarti, who shed light on the power of narrative in journalism, while the legendary Aardman animators brought a touch of cinematic wonder to the festivities. Beyond the big names, the heart of the festival beat in our various workshops, where local creators rolled up their sleeves to hone their craft and spark new ideas.

Thank you to all our wonderful guest speakers and every audience member who turned up or asked a question!

Special thank you to for organising the event every year and our sponsors

27/11/2025

Farnham Poetry Competition 2026 📖

📣 Calling all poets 📣 The Farnham Poetry Competition is open for entries once again and this year’s theme is ‘peace.’

📝 There are four age categories - up to age 7 years, 8-11 years, 12-17 years and over 18s

📝 The competition is free to enter and there is no limit to the number of entries per person

🗓️ Deadline - 5pm on Friday 20th February 2026

🔗 For full details, visit wwww.farnhamliteraryfestival.co.uk/poetry-competition

This year’s competition is organised by Farnham Lions in collaboration with the Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale and supported by Farnham Town Council

30/10/2025

🖋️ Farnham’s First Five Pages ✒️

We are delighted to announce that our writing competition is back for 2026. Farnham’s First Five Pages will be judged by bestselling authors B.A. Paris, Louise Morrish, Suzanne Goldring, Guy Morpuss and literary agent Katie Fulford.

📖 Entrants are to submit the first 5 pages of their novel and a 250-word synopsis
📖 First place will win The Paris Prize for Fiction - £1000 plus a professional critique from literary agent Katie Fulford
📖 Deadline - Wednesday 31 December 2025

The judges will agree on a longlist of 20 and 10 will be shortlisted. For full details visit, www.farnhamliteraryfestival.co.uk/literary-writing-competition/

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