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Dame Eileen Atkins to close 20th anniversary Festival

Dame Eileen Atkins has been added to the line-up for this year’s Sevenoaks Literary Festival.

The acclaimed actress will be making a special appearance to close this year’s 20th anniversary Festival.

Dame Eileen will be discussing her new book ‘Will she do? Act One of a Life on Stage’ on Friday 29 October 2021 at Pamoja Hall, Sevenoaks School.

Read more about this event here and also buy tickets here.

Details of schools event confirmed

Details of the regular schools event staged as part of the Sevenoaks Literary Festival have been confirmed.

Some changes to the programme

2021 Festival tickets on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the 20th Sevenoaks Literary Festival.

Dates for landmark Festival confirmed

This year's landmark festival - our 20th - will take place between Saturday 25th September and Thursday 7th October.

National win for town bookshop

Our wonderful local bookshop has just been honoured as the best independent bookseller in the whole of the UK and Ireland.