Yeovil Literary Festival returns to town for the 11th year

The festival was established in 2013 by Marcus Bishop, Adam Burgan, Liz Pike and Emma Mercer.

They were told the event wouldn’t work because “Yeovil just wasn’t literary enough”, but the festival proved a success.

Over the past 11 years, the city has welcomed numerous guests including authors Ben Okri, Lionel Shriver and Armistead Maupin, comedians Sarah Milligan and Jo Brand, historians and explorers Ranulph Fiennes and Lucy Worsley and actors Sheila Hancock and Alfie Boe.

“The particularity of the festival is that it is aimed at all types of readers,” said the organizers. “There’s something for everyone, it’s friendly, diverse and inclusive.”