Get your tickets now to Monty Lit Fest 2025!

Join in for an unforgettable weekend of literary magic at the Monty Lit Fest 2025, taking place from 6th to 8th June in the charming historic town of Montgomery. This year's festival promises to be bigger and better than ever, celebrating the best of writing from Wales, the Borders, and beyond.

Friday, 6th June

• Borderlands with Hanan Issa and Mike Parker, 7:00pm, Town Hall
• Late Lounge: Jon Savage in conversation with Rhys Mwyn, 8:00pm, Town Hall with bar

Saturday, 7th June

• In conversation with Jonathan Coe, 10:00am, Town Hall
• Clear with Carys Davies, 11:00am, Town Hall
• Nightshade Mother with Gwyneth Lewis, 12:00pm, Town Hall
• Rebecca's Country with Rhian E Jones, 1:30pm, Town Hall
• The Cleopatras with Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, 2:30pm, Town Hall
• Writers' workshop 1: Writing body and mind with JJ Lambert, 2:30pm, Montgomery Activity Centre
• All His Spies: The Secret Life of Robert Cecil with Stephen Alford, 3:30pm, Town Hall
• Where the Folk with Russ Williams and Owen Staton, 4:30pm, Town Hall
• Writers' Workshop 2: Writing nature, 5:30pm, online panel
• Monty Lit Fest's Big Quiz Night, 8:00pm, Town Hall with bar

Sunday, 8th June

• The King's Mother with Annie Garthwaite, 10:00am, Town Hall
• Nelan a Bo gydag Angharad Price, 10:00am, The Den at The Dragon Hotel
• In conversation with Caryl Lewis, 11:00am, Town Hall
• Voices on the Path with Andrew Green and Mike Parker, 12:00pm, Town Hall
• Writers' Workshop 3: How to pitch to agents and publishers with Natalie Jerome, 12:30pm, The Den at The Dragon Hotel
• Birdland with Jon Gower, 1:30pm, Town Hall
• The Restless Coast with Roger Morgan-Grenville, 2:30pm, Town Hall
• Seascape: Notes from a Changing Coastline with Matthew Yeomans, 3:30pm, Town Hall
• Behind the Scenes: The Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton with Angela V John, Sian Owen and Ed Talfan, 4:30pm, Town Hall
• Film screening: Mr Burton in association with the Montgomery Movie Club, 6:30pm, Town Hall

Highlights of Monty Lit Fest

• Diverse Programme: From crime fiction to rock music, palaeontology to poetry, and farming to our annual big quiz night, there's something for everyone
• Exclusive Events: Meet your favourite authors, get your books signed, and participate in engaging discussions and workshops.
• Booka Bookshop runs a pop-up bookshop with author signings at Montgomery Town Hall during the event.

Event details:

• Dates: Friday 6th - Sunday 8th June 2025
• Main Venue: Montgomery Town Hall, with additional events at local venues including two festival bookshops