We are delighted to reveal the events on offer at Words in Watchet 2027 so far. More events will be added as they are confirmed. We are sure you will find an event to interest you.
Family Hub
All day activities, storytelling and family fun with words!
Festival Information Centre
Festival Bookseller base - Brendon Books of Taunton
The Queen of Between
with spellbinding storytellers - Lucy Lill and Sara Liisa Wilkinson
Xanadu Poetry Space
Measureless poetry experience featuring Philip Gross
Local Author Showcase
Drop in and meet our talented local authors with book talks throughout the day.
Space available. Contact us to join the event.
Writing workshop with Elizabeth Delo
An opportunity to explore and develop your Nature writing with an experienced tutor.
Festival Information Centre
Author signing. Festival Bookseller base - Brendon Books of Taunton
Join Deanna, performance poet & storyteller
Interactive word fun with Deanna for children of all ages!
Crime Author Panel with Stephanie Austin, Chris Ewan, Tina Orr Munro and Lionel Ward
Find out 'how they dunnit' over lunch.
Dungeons and Dragons
Exclusive to Words in Watchet 2027, Chris Crockford reveals 'The Isles of the Dead'...Dare you!
Underneath the Archers
Graham Harvey blends personal recollection with scriptwriting for this much-loved drama.
"Bodies of work" author panel
Milli Hill and Danusia Malina-Derben explore autonomy, identity, creativity and the relationship between the bodies we inhabit, the lives we lead and the work we create.
Kitchen Conversation with Meg Clothier
Sunday Times bestselling author
Quantoxification - An evening of the spoken word with music from Seb Tesouro
...with Elizabeth Delo, Anne Lovejoy, Aidan Meighan and Deanna Payne.
Join the Saturday Night Murder Club with Jo Middleton
This event can only be booked at Chives Café – cash only, please.
Poetry Workshop with Jan Martin
In this poetry workshop Jan will introduce exercises that will enable beginners or more experienced writers to play with language and discover (or feed) their inner poet.
Demonstration of the Quantock Poetry Trail
Join the Quantock Poets as they demonstrate the Watchet Poemscape – poetry geolocated around Watchet.
Local Author Showcase
Drop in and meet our talented local authors with book talks throughout the day.
Space available. Contact us to join the event.
Michael Turner on Sir Francis Drake
Adventurer and historian; acknowledged expert on the life of Sir Francis Drake
Festival Information Centre
Author signing. Festival Bookseller base - Brendon books of Taunton.
Sunday lunch with Tom Cox
Prepare to be entertained and well fed at this event with Sunday Times best selling author Tom.
Xanadu Poetry Space
More measureless poetry performances and the Competition results.
Charles Dowding - No dig gardener
Grow more, from fewer resources, in less time.
DIY Publishing
Details to follow.
Closing event with Wyl Menmuir and Matthew Myerscough
Join Wyl, The Spirit of Stone and Matthew, In Search of Sea Dragons for a very special ending which begins here.