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Festival month has arrived!
Join us from 26 June for a series of literary events...
What's on
2026 Festival
2026 Festival
2026 Festival
This year's Chesham Literary Festival takes place in June, offering a series of talks, performances and workshops, culminating in our annual Poetry Competition Awards Ceremony. Find out what's in store.
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Podcast
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2026 Festival
Founders Ben Batten and Jon Bickley impart their wisdom in our 9-part series, How to Write a Poem.
The follow-up, How to Write a Novel, has also launched to help budding novelists.
Anthology
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Anthology
The Chalk Stream, our first publication, is now available.
The anthology features prizewinners and highly commended poems from our competitions over the recent years of the Festival. It also includes a selection written during our Mindful Verses workshops.