Below are some of our favourite writing festivals… and other events we’d recommend you try:
Literary Festivals
- BeaconLit, Buckinghamshire (14th July 2018) – Morgen workshopping & interviewing
- BroadstairsLit, Kent (ongoing) – Jane interviewing
- BuckLitFest, Buckinghamshire (14th-17th June 2018) – Jane interviewing
- Cheltenham Literature Festival (5th-14th October 2018)
- Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire (26th-29th April 2018) – Jane interviewing
- Guernsey Literary Festival (10th-13th May 2018)
- Guildford Book Festival, Surrey (7th-14th October 2018) – Jane interviewing
- Hay Festival (24th May-3rd June 2018)
- Henley Literary Festival, Oxfordshire (29th Sept-7th Oct 2018)
- Isle of Wight Literary Festival (11th-14th October)
- Oxford Literary Festival (March yearly)
- WhitLit (May t.b.a.) – Jane interviewing
These and more listed on http://www.literaryfestivals.co.uk.
Also click this link for Pam Fish’s Writing Weekends: Should You Splash Out?
Workshops
- Chez Castillon, France (ongoing) – Jane workshopping
- NAWG’s yearly Festival (a fabulous weekend of workshops)
- Wentworth Writing Weekend – also a NAWG event
- Writers’ Holiday – at Fishguard in Pembrokeshire
Competitions
- BeaconLit (flash fiction up to 500 words) – £2 per entry plus optional £5 critique
- Morgen’s 100-word competition (micro fiction) – free entry
Other Events
- The RoNAs (March yearly) – Jane
