TANYA BRUCE-LOCKHART – Festival Director

The 21st Bridport Literary Festival is scheduled for Sunday 2nd – Saturday 8th November 2025.  This year, we again bring you an exciting and varied programme which takes place at venues all across town and as always, we hope there is something to appeal to all members of our community and beyond, in a celebration for all those who read books and love literature.

Bridlit 2024 in photos

It’s been another vintage year for Bridport Literary Festival, with crowds flocking to seven days of events.

There were huge, sell-out audiences for the 20th annual festival, with a variety of talks on subjects of all kinds.

Pictures by Eddy Pearced and Dot Forrester.

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