MK Lit Fest

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

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

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

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

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

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

Written a book? Learn how to write the perfect summary for sending to agents and publishers with writer and editor Aki Schilz mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #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. mklitfest.org/in-person-even… @prodavidwilson #emeritusdavidwilson #crimefiction

Join Harriet Tyce – Sunday Times bestseller and Traitors star – for a thrilling evening of #crimefiction with international bestseller Sarah Pinborough. mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #crimefiction #traitorsuk

Green peer Natalie Bennett and novelist/sustainability guru Solitaire Townsend discuss how our stories about #climatechange can create a different, longer future. mklitfest.org/in-person-even… @natalieben #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. mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #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! mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #childrensbooks #peregrinequinn @ashbwrites

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/raisingvoicesp… #submissionsopen #creativewriting

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/raisingvoicesp… #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+) mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #childrensbooks #croaky @OxfordChildrens

Award-winning poets Isabelle Baafi and John McCullough explore identify, togetherness and separation, and the human search for joy. mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #poetry #poets @IsabelleBaafi #johnmccullough @BloodaxeBooks @FaberBooks

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. mklitfest.org/in-person-even… #fiction #novels

Writer and lawyer Abda Khan explains how cultural differences and misunderstandings create barriers, and explores how we might overcome them. mklitfest.org/borders @abdakhan5

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

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