Welcome to Winchester Poetry Festival
Winchester Poetry Festival - 10-12 October 2025
Ways you can support us:
Winchester Poetry Festival is a registered charity (Number 1150997) run by volunteer trustees. We aim to bring the best in contemporary poetry to Winchester. We make a point of paying all our invited poets and contributors professional rates and giving their work the best possible showcase. To achieve this we need to secure a broad base of income from ticket sales, donations, sponsorship and grants from private trusts and public sector bodies. There are a number of ways in which you can support the festival:
Donate
Donations will help us to keep the cost of tickets to a minimum. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. You may donate to Winchester Poetry Festival using PayPal. Click the button below to be taken to a secure PayPal payment page.
Sponsor an Event
Winchester Poetry Festival (WPF) is a nationally recognised biennial celebration of poets and poetry – the only festival of its kind in the south of England.
Read more about sponsorship opportunities both for events and other activity of Winchester Poetry Festival below.
Become a Friend
The festival is an independent charitable trust and, although it has the support of local businesses, trusts and foundations, it needs the support of Friends to ensure its continuity. Read more about joining Friends of Winchester Poetry Festival here.
Join easyfundraising and you can collect free donations for us every time you buy something online. It won't cost you a penny extra so please help us to raise funds.
Our supporters
Patrons
Celia Imrie, Professor Edna Longley,
Michael Longley, Christopher Reid
We would like to say thank you to all those who have given their support, commitment and generosity to Winchester Poetry Festival. Only with the help of our supporters are we are able to bring a lively international festival programme and other events to Winchester.
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Corporate Sponsors and Individual Donors
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University of Winchester
Paris Smith LLP
Warren & Sons
P&G Wells
Phire Ltd
Robert Hutchison Bequest
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Funders
Winchester BID
Winchester City Council
Rupert and Elizabeth Nabarro Charitable Trust
MJB Charitable Trust
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Supporters
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The Cabinet Rooms
ArtfulScribe
Partners
Hampshire Cultural Trust
Writing Our Legacy CIC
The Emma Press
Poetry Translation Centre
The Railway Inn
The ARC
Winchester Muse
Poetry Platform
Winchester Muse
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If you are interested in supporting Winchester Poetry Festival 2023/24 as a sponsor or donor please click here or contact us on hello@winchesterpoetryfestival.org
