Overview

• Cheltenham Literature Festival will run October 10–19 with over 400 events spanning author talks, memoirs and public-figure discussions.
• Ilkley Literature Festival is scheduled for October 3–19 with a 17-day programme headlined by Nick Clegg alongside novelists, poets and national treasures.
• Cheltenham’s roster features Joanna Lumley, Tulisa Contostavlos, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Jens Stoltenberg to explore cultural memoirs, tech regulation and international security.
• Ilkley’s line-up is organised into thematic strands—including justice, the internet, poetry and climate—with sessions from Jung Chang, Simon Armitage and Michael Palin.
• Ilkley’s Friends can book from August 20 ahead of general sales on August 26, while Times+ members gain priority access to Cheltenham bookings on August 29.