Heywood Literary Festival – Heywood House – 18th & 19th October 2025

Richard Dawkins and Booker Prize Winner Samantha Harvey headline this year’s Heywood Literary Festival

Check out the event website to keep up to date when tickets go on sale on March 8th, international women’s day. This years Heywood Literary Festival will feature headline performances from Richard Dawkins and Booker Prize Winner Samantha Harvey. Chris Blackhurst will astound with his journalistic dive into the murky world of HSBC corruption, while Andrew Ziminski regails with tales from his book Church Going: A stonemason’s guide. More writers to come.

Last year we welcomed Sunday Times Bestseller Tim Marshall (Prisoners of Geography), Historian Dan Jones and author of ‘The Well Gardened Mind, Dr Sue Stuart Smith (Sunday Times Bestseller and Book of the Year), and many others.

Tickets will sell fast, offering amazing value for these talks so please do not hesitate to book or register your interest by subsribing on the event website.