Milton Keynes Literary Festival
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Milton Keynes Literary Festival
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A fabulous festival of books, writers, words and ideas! In-person, online and in the community year round, and also on X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube and Spotify.
Tories: The End of an Error is the final volume in Russell Jones’ satirical trilogy tracing 14 years of the Torygeddon circus. Join us in-person/online, 26/11 to hear more: www.mklitfest.org/endofanerror

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November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today is the last day to submit your writing if you'd like to potentially be part of our Raising Voices StoryMap launch. Send us your writing about places in #miltonkeynes.

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#poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #CreativeNonfiction #writingcompetition
The Raising Voices StoryMap Launch Party | MK Lit Fest 2025
Join us in-person or online for a special end of year celebration event, as we officially launch the Raising Voices StoryMap - an interactive, online audio-visual map of poems and stories inspired by ...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Our MinK2026 Creative Writing Competition is now open! Welcoming poems, short stories and creative non-fiction on the theme of 'The Trees'

www.mklitfest.org/mink2026

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November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Join us as we launch the Raising Voices StoryMap with poems and stories of MK. Submit a piece by 17 Nov and you could also be taking part!

www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice...

#creativewriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #writingcompetition
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tories: The End of an Error is the final volume in Russell Jones’ satirical trilogy tracing 14 years of the Torygeddon circus. Join us in-person/online, 26/11 to hear more: www.mklitfest.org/endofanerror

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November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Driving forces behind Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Zoe Brooks and Anna Saunders read for us, along with Leo Boix, Julia Webb and Lesley Sharpe www.mklitfest.org/poetryspotli...

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November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join us as we launch the Raising Voices StoryMap with poems and stories of MK. Submit a piece by 17 Nov and you could also be taking part!

www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice...

#creativewriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #writingcompetition
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Driving forces behind Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Zoe Brooks and Anna Saunders read for us and more.

www.mklitfest.org/poetryspotli...

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#poetry
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November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Visit our friends at Waterstones Milton Keynes t 4pm on Tues 25 Nov to meet #AlexanderArmstrong as he signs copies of his new book, Evenfall. Book ahead to secure a place in the queue and a copy of the book, to be collected on the day.
Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/meet-...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join us as we launch the Raising Voices StoryMap with poems and stories of MK. Submit a piece by 17 Nov and you could also be taking part!

www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice...

#creativewriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #writingcompetition
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Sigrid Nunez, one of the USA’s most esteemed authors, talks to Open University novelist Emma Claire Sweeney about the letters of Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag.

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#openuniversity
#creativewriting
#lettersandliterature
#sigridnunez
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November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Let local writers show you Central Milton Keynes from ten new angles, as they read original poems and short stories inspired by places along the way.

mklitfest.org/citylitwalk

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#poetry
#shortstories
#miltonkeynes
#literarywalk
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Karen McCarthy Woolf talks to Open University poet Jane Yeh about her experimental verse novel Top Doll (Dialogue, 2024), narrated by avast collection of antique dolls... Online event, 7 November: free.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Driving forces behind Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Zoe Brooks and Anna Saunders read for us from their latest and forthcoming collections.

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October 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Let local writers show you Central Milton Keynes from ten new angles, as they read original poems and short stories inspired by places along the way.

www.mklitfest.org/citylitwalk

#culturemk #poetry
#shortstories
#miltonkeynes
#literarywalk
A City Literary Walk | MK Lit Fest 2025
In partnership with Look Again, join us for this exciting literary walk. Let the writers of Milton Keynes show you Central Milton Keynes from not one but ten new angles, as they lead you through the c...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A massive thanks to all involved in making a wonderful day this Saturday.

Huge thanks to all volunteers and those making the event come together. We couldn’t have made this happen without you

We hope you all felt as inspired as we did ✨📚
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Fantastic opportunity for working-class writers from our friends and partners at @ouliterature.bsky.social @ruppin.bsky.social and @societyofauthors.bsky.social
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
We are delighted to be supporting the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2025 with
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Submissions open on 1st November 2025. www.writersandartists.co.uk/about-wa-wor...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Setting up for the busy day ahead, full of free children’s events, readings and lots and lots of books! Come and say hi to your favorite author and find a new book to immerse yourself in!
October 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Free event for book lovers (including kids)

70 authors and small presses in Middleton Hall, centre:mk, on Sat 25 Oct. Free event with book sales and signing, readings and workshops events for younger readers too.

Come and meet your favourite new writer(s)!
October 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This Saturday!
70 authors and small presses in Middleton Hall, centre:mk, on Sat 25 Oct. Free event with book sales and signing, readings and workshops events for younger readers too. Come and meet your favourite new writer(s)!
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This Saturday!
70 authors and small presses in Middleton Hall, centre:mk, on Sat 25 Oct. Free event with book sales and signing, readings and workshops events for younger readers too. Come and meet your favourite new writer(s)!
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This weekend!

Meet your favourite new writers, hear them read, and buy loads of wonderful books.

www.mklitfest.org/ibf2025

#miltonkeynes
#indieauthors
#selfpublishing
#smallpress
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October 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sigrid Nunez, one of the USA’s most esteemed authors, talks to Open University novelist Emma Claire Sweeney about the letters of Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag.

mklitfest.org/sigridnunez

#openuniversity
#creativewriting
#lettersandliterature
#sigridnunez
October 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
MK Indie Book Fair is back on 25 October with more authors and small presses than before. Meet your favourite new writers, hear them read, and buy loads of wonderful books.

www.mklitfest.org/ibf2025

#miltonkeynes
#indieauthors
#selfpublishing
#smallpress
@centremk
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Let local writers show you Central Milton Keynes from ten new angles, as they read original poems and short stories inspired by places along the way.

www.mklitfest.org/citylitwalk

@culturemk
#poetry
#shortstories
#miltonkeynes
#literarywalk
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM