More than 20 leading Christian voices will take part across 22 sessions, including six practical workshops. Speakers include John Lennox, Lauren Windle, Patrick Regan, Nadim Nassar, Phil Knox, and Michele Guinness.
Individual sessions are just £5, but you can save with a day ticket!
📖 Single Day Pass: £20
📖 Weekend Pass (Both Days): £35
Last year’s festival brought together readers and church leaders for a warm and thoughtful celebration of Christian books. This year, it returns with fresh opportunities to listen, learn, and connect around faith and the written word.
More than 20 leading Christian voices will take part across 22 sessions, including six practical workshops. Speakers include John Lennox, Lauren Windle, Patrick Regan, Nadim Nassar, Phil Knox, and Michele Guinness.
Individual sessions are just £5, but you can save with a day ticket!
📖 Single Day Pass: £20
📖 Weekend Pass (Both Days): £35
Programme 12th June 2026
| Time | Baptist Church (main Church). | Baptist Church (Church Hall). | St Andrews Bookshop |
| 10:50 – 12:00 | John Lennox: God, AI and the End of History | _ | _ |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Phil Knox: Good News People | Bookcraft: Creative Upcycling with Bev Ormshaw | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Small Steps to Big Change with Patrick Regan | Drawing as Prayer with Lauren Windle | _ |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Guinness: The Family, the Faith, the Legacy | Unveiled: A Conversation and Creative Workshop | So You Want to Write a Book? A Practical & Interactive Workshop |
| 18:30 – 19:45 | An Evening with John Lennox | _ | _ |
Programme 13th June 2026
| Time | Baptist Church (main Church) | Baptist Church (Church Hall) | St Andrews Bookshop |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | The Middle Eastern Jesus with Nadim Nassar | A Year to Slow Down with Rachel Bearn | _ |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Beloved Is Where We Begin with Rachael Newham | The Gratitude Way with Girma Bishaw | So You’ve Written a Book – What Next? A Practical & Interactive Workshop |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Hallelujah!: The History of Contemporary Worship | Writers, Stories, and the Search for Meaning | Bookcraft: Creative Upcycling with Bev Ormshaw |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | All the Times You Were Not There with Emma Fowle | Unveiled: A Conversation and Creative Workshop | _ |
| 18:30 – 19:45 | Through the Pain, Towards Redemption, Along the Penine Way with Andy Kind | _ | _ |
Has a book ever changed your life, shaped your faith, or helped you see God more clearly?
At this year’s festival, we’re inviting guests to step into our Books Change Lives Booth and share the story behind a book that stayed with them. These are short, relaxed filmed conversations celebrating the power of books to encourage, challenge, and inspire us.
Find out more and book your slot below.
Our very own TV series!
Our very own TV series!
We were thrilled to welcome our friends from TBNUK to St Andrews Literary Festival 2024! They captured the essence of our festival across five incredible episodes, showcasing the vibrant community and inspiring conversations that make our event so special.
From a fascinating look at the history of our beloved bookshop to insightful interviews with our authors and visitors, these episodes beautifully highlight the heart and soul of our festival.
Whether you were here in person or missed out this year, you can relive the magic of the festival or discover it for the first time. Watch all five episodes and immerse yourself in the stories, the books, and the people who made 2024 unforgettable.
Check out Vlogger Lydia Houghton’s time at our literature festival
Take a listen – Andy Bray talks all things literatre festival on the One Voice podcast