The finest recent poems, stories and non-fiction about the places of our home city, with the finest local writers! www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #raisinvoicesmk #poems #shortstories #miltonkeynes

A two-hour writing workshop with Simon Maddrell, helping you mine personal memories to create powerful new poems and stories. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... @simonmaddrell #writingworkshop #miningmemories

Learn how to write for TV, film and radio with playwright, EastEnders scriptwriter, lecturer and poet James McDermott. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #writingworkshop #writingforbroadcast #jamesmcdermott

Written a book? Learn how to write the perfect summary for sending to agents and publishers with writer and editor Aki Schilz www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #writingworkshop #writingsynopsis

What makes someone cross a moral line into crime? Bestselling crime novelist Ruth Mancini and award-winning criminologist Prof David Wilson explore the criminal mind as true crime meets gripping fiction. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev...

Join Harriet Tyce – Sunday Times bestseller and Traitors star – for a thrilling evening of #crimefiction with international bestseller Sarah Pinborough. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... @sarahpinborough.bsky.social #harriettyce #crimefiction #traitorsuk

Green peer Natalie Bennett and novelist/sustainability guru Solitaire Townsend discuss how our stories about #climatechange can create a different, longer future. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social #climatechange #storytelling

Discover exciting tales with Nizrana Farook, bestselling author of The Boy Who Saved a Bear and stories of courage, daring escape and hidden treasure inspired by her Sri Lankan childhood. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #childrensbooks #theboywhosavedabear #nizranafarook

Discover exciting tales with Nizrana Farook, bestselling author of The Boy Who Saved a Bear and stories of courage, daring escape and hidden treasure inspired by her Sri Lankan childhood. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #childrensbooks #theboywhosavedabear #nizranafarook

Fantasy and adventure with Ash Bond’s magical, mythical Peregrine Quinn series, as you discover legends, literature and ancient history along with creative activities! www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #childrensbooks #peregrinequinn #ashbond

Writers of Bucks, Beds and Northants! Just 3 more days to submit #poems #shortstories or #creativenonfiction and maybe perform at our April Festival! Send us a piece about a specific place in #MiltonKeynes by 30 March: mklitfest.org/raisingvoice... #submissionsopen #creativewriting

Join Matty Long and learn how to draw characters from Croaky! You’ll design your own hero, and start creating exciting stories. (5+) www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #childrensbooks #croaky @superhappymatty.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

Award-winning poets Isabelle Baafi and John McCullough explore identify, togetherness and separation, and the human search for joy. In-person or livesteam: mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #poetry #poets #JohnMcCullough #isabellebaafi @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social

Rising authors Derek Owusu and Madeleine Dunnigan bring fresh takes to the coming of age novel. Hear them in conversation about their novels, inspirations and writing. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #fiction #novels @dauntbookspub.bsky.social

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Creative Writing tutor Toby Litt offers advice, ideas, and tricks for writing better dialogue with greater ease and confidence. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #writingworkshop #writingdialogue

Join Geoff Andrews to explore Labour's hidden history and radicalisms through the ideas of its leading thinkers. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #politics #labourparty #history

Writer/broadcaster Jonn Elledge takes a witty, surprising look at world history through its borders, and stories they tell about political identities and human folly. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #border #geopolitics #jonnelledge @ouliterature.bsky.social

Join us as we announce the winners of our 2026 Writing Competition, and launch issue 6 of our fabulous #MinK anthology. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #mink #creativewriting #anthologies #poems #flashfiction #miltonkeynes

The first three episodes of our fascinating online series on Borders and Literature events with the Open University are now available as podcasts. Links on the Series webpage: www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social #borders #literature #books

TONIGHT - ONLINE AT 7PM! Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of Against Borders, explores how we might reshape the world to overcome barriers that fuel division and disparities. Part 3 of our Borders series. www.mklitfest.org/borders #literature #culturalchange #againstborders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Writers of Bucks, Beds and Northants! You have 7 days to submit #poems/#shortstories/#creativenonfiction that could be performed at our April Festival! Submit a piece about a specific place in #MiltonKeynes by 30 March: www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice... #submissionsopen

Join us on Sat 28 March for Earth Hour: Writing by Candlelight. We'll meet at 8pm GMT on Zoom for readings & inspiration before lighting candles & switching off for Earth Hour 8.30-9.30pm GMT. email [email protected] with the subject: Earth Hour & we'll send you the link the day before

Social historian John Grindrod reveals the messy, moving, dark, and uplifting true stories of LGBTQ+ people living and loving in the UK’s suburbs. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #lgbtqhistory #lgbtqstories @grindrod.bsky.social

Legendary presenter and entertainer Johnny Ball shares moments of laughter and adventure from his memoir Stories That Must Be Told. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #johnnyball #storiesthatmustbetold #memoir

Thrilled to announce our 2026 Creative Writing Competition shortlists. These pieces will appear in our MinK#6 anthology, launching on 23 April at The Box Arts Club, when we'll be announcing the winning entries. www.mklitfest.org/mink2026-the... #miltonkeynes #writingcompetition #creativewriting

18 brilliant events in our April Festival, with novelists, historians, poets and more, plus children's events and workshops for writers. In-person or livestream tickets available. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #books #literature #miltonkeynes

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of Against Borders, explores how we might reshape the world to overcome barriers that fuel division and disparities. www.mklitfest.org/borders

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Novelist Kit de Waal, a leading voice for working class writers, joins Dr Dan Taylor to discuss how to challenge the class ceiling. www.mklitfest.org/online-event... @kitdewaal.com @ouliterature.bsky.social

Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of Against Borders, explores how we might reshape the world to overcome barriers that fuel division and disparities. www.mklitfest.org/borders

Join us online with author @kitdewaal.com on Mon evening for the second episode of our Borders in Literature series with @ouliterature.bsky.social looking at the class ceiling and ways of breaking through it. Free event, all welcome. www.mklitfest.org/borders #books #socialclass #literature

We're delighted to announce the full programme for our April Festival. 18 events with a fabulous roster of writers, including children's events and workshops for writers. Tickets on sale now! www.mklitfest.org #literature #books #miltonkeynes

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social #literature

Our partnership with @mklitfest.bsky.social is facilitated by the Language, Literature and Politics Research Group, and funded by @openarc.bsky.social in the School of Arts and Humanities @openuniversity.bsky.social

Novelist Kit de Waal, a leading voice for working class writers, joins Dr Dan Taylor to discuss how to challenge the class ceiling. www.mklitfest.org/online-event... @kitdewaal.com @ouliterature.bsky.social #literature #politics #borders #geography

Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of Against Borders, explores how we might reshape the world to overcome barriers that fuel division and disparities. www.mklitfest.org/borders #literature #culturalchange

Our Borders in Literature series with the Open University starts 7pm Mon 9/3 with Tim Marshall, and continues online every Mon eve for rest of March. All events free - info/bookings: www.mklitfest.org/borders #geography #timmarshall #PrisonersOfGeography #Geopolitics

Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography, discusses why physical borders are such a live issue in today's world. www.mklitfest.org/online-event... @philipseargeant.bsky.social #literature #politics #borders #geography @ouliterature.bsky.social

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Together with @MKLitFest, we welcome Tim Marshall to our series on Borders in Literature, talking to @philipseargeant.bsky.social about the impact of geographical borders on today’s interconnected world. 9 Mar, 7pm, Zoom. Tickets (free): bit.ly/mklfmarsh #geography #politics #literature

Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of Against Borders, explores how we might reshape the world to overcome barriers that fuel division and disparities. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Novelist Kit de Waal, a leading voice for working class writers, joins Dr Dan Taylor to discuss how to challenge the class ceiling. www.mklitfest.org/online-event... @kitdewaal.com @ouliterature.bsky.social

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. www.mklitfest.org/borders @ouliterature.bsky.social

Novelist Kit de Waal, a leading voice for working class writers, joins Dr Dan Taylor to discuss how to challenge the class ceiling. www.mklitfest.org/online-event... @kitdewaal.com @ouliterature.bsky.social

Indie authors and publishers! Sign up on the waiting list for MK Indie Book Fair 2026 registrations www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg #mkindiebookfair #indiepress #selfpublishing #smallpress

For LGTBQ History Month, three poets – Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - share fragments of their own histories as told in their writings. www.mklitfest.org/lgbtqpoets @lenski666.bsky.social #lgbtqhistory #poetry #lgbtqpoetry

Mark LGBTQ History Month with us online this Tues as 3 brilliant poets share their own (hi)stories. With Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell. Tickets/Info: mklitfest.org/lgbtqpoets @simonmaddrell.bsky.social @juliahbell.bsky.social #lgbtqhistory #poetry #lgbtqpoetry #miltonkeynes

Since 2018, MK Lit Fest has published 12 anthologies of the vert best of local writing: poetry, short stories and creative non-fiction. Treat yourself from our online bookshop today! www.mklitfest.org/mink-antholo... #creativewriting #poetry #anthologies #flashfiction #shortstories