Cheltenham Literature Festival
Coordinates: 51°53′24″N 2°04′41″W / 51.890°N 2.078°WThe Cheltenham Literature Festival is a festival of literature held in Cheltenham, UK every year - featuring upcoming and large authors.
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, a large-scale international festival of literature in the Spa town of Cheltenham, and part of Cheltenham Festivals: also responsible for the Jazz, Music and Science Festivals that run every year.
Formed in 1949, The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is the longest-running festival of its kind in the world. The Festival was started by the Spa Manager George Wilkinson, in conjunction with the Tewkesbury-based author John Moore, who served as its first director. Actor Ralph Richardson, who was born in Cheltenham, launched the festival, and poet Cecil Day-Lewis, who taught at Cheltenham College, read a selection of contemporary verse. The Festival currently has the national newspaper 'The Times' and Sunday Times as its 'title' sponsor: therefore making the full name of the festival "The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival". The Festival's current Artistic Director is Sarah Smyth and its Festival Director is Jane Furze.
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