The full line-up for this year’s Burnham Book Festival has been announced, with tickets now on sale for a two-day programme of author talks, workshops and awards at the Princess Theatre and Burnham-On-Sea Library.
The festival opens on Friday 16th October with a 7pm evening event in the Main Hall featuring local bestselling crime writer Damien Boyd, speaking on True Stories & Coincidences.
A full day of sessions follows on Saturday 17th October, with talks and workshops running across the Princess Theatre’s Pizey and Mendip rooms, the Auditorium and the library.
Highlights include sessions with author Emily Koch, a talk on unsung women in Somerset, a local writers meet-up, crime writing discussions, the festival awards ceremony, and an evening tribute to Bill Oddie with naturalist Stephen Moss.
Burnham Book Festival 2026 schedule
Friday 16th October
7pm – Damien Boyd: True Stories & Coincidences (Main Hall)
Saturday 17th October
10am – Emily Koch: Write the Scary Idea (Pizey)
10.30am – Unsung Women in Somerset (Library)
12pm – The Ethical Gardener (Library)
12pm – Meet the Local Writers (Mendip)
12.30pm – Emily Koch: Life into Fiction (Pizey)
1.30pm – Characters & Consequences (Mendip)
2pm – What’s So Cosy About Crime? (Pizey)
3.30pm – How Do I Write About Me? (Mendip)
3.30pm – Odd Poles & Baggy Trousers (Pizey)
5pm – Burnham Book Festival Awards Ceremony (Auditorium)
5pm – Death and Service: The Commonwealth War Graves of Somerset (Pizey)
5.30pm – The Years of Travelling Anxiously (Mendip)
7pm – A Tribute to Bill Oddie with Stephen Moss (Main Hall)
Tickets are on sale now via the Princess Theatre website.
