This weekend, please join us...

We've been busy, so you can now also find us with our head in the metaphorical literary clouds at @mklitfest.bsky.social should you be so minded. (We're still here though, and many other places - and @mklitfest on all of them!)

Our latest podcast showcases 16 superb writers exploring the theme of ‘harvest’ in poetry and flash fiction open.spotify.com/episode/2Sgc8G… Also available as a PDF ebook (details on Spotify) #creativewriting #poetry #flashfiction #shortstories #miltonkeynes #writingcompetitions

My book tour took me to my home town Newport Pagnell so I jogged down memory lane then talked #AuthorLife with Sarah Pinborough at our event with Waterstones Milton Keynes MK Lit Fest. Join me on the #ThomasTrue tour, link in bio! vm.tiktok.com/ZGecnxMU2/

My editor sent me this. Lancelot has been re-printed with the Penguin logo. It’s chunkier too. Given my impatience, it’s a miracle to me that I wrote a novel this big. But there it is.

Coming out in October: DUETS! Eight astounding short stories co-written by sixteen authors. Lyrical and exhilarating, their brilliance formed by the harmonies and tensions in their creation. scratch-books.co.uk/product-page/d… Featuring (brace yourself)…

"A country without a coherent story about who or what it is can never thrive or prosper” On 24 September Caroline Lucas, former Green Party MP, talks to us about her book, Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story Book now: mklitfest.org/caroline-lucas

Our Heritage Open Days event with Bletchley Park , Piccadilly Press 📖✨ and Rhian Tracey - author of The Bletchley Park Mystery series - is now fully booked. A listing of all the Heritage Open Days events in #miltonkeynes is available at mkheritage.org.uk/hodmk/

Our 2025 #WritingCompetition is now open. 6 prizes to be claimed; winning/commended entries published. The theme is 'Home'. Entries close 19/1/2025. Please spread the word! Info: mklitfest.org/mink2025 #shortstory #poetry #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #amwriting

6 Sept: free event. Unique experience the links literature, poetry, music and timeless feelings, uniting British and Ukrainian communities to reinforce connection and solidarity. Pre-booking req'd: [email protected] #ukraine #literature #heritageopendays #miltonkeynes

How gorgeous is this? Everyone needs a sprinkle of magic, dark and otherwise, in their lives sometimes! Love love loved writing these;-)

"... we need more compelling stories of a fairer, greener, more inclusive country," Caroline Lucas joins us 24/9 with her book, Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story. Tickets: mklitfest.org/caroline-lucas #nationalidentity #englishness #nonfictionbooks The Green Party

27 brilliantly penned #poems and #stories on the theme of #Walking Together have made the #SoundWalkSeptember long list - read them all here, and ♥️ your favourites: walklistencreate.org/category/writi… #amwriting #WritingCommunity

We're hosting an Indie Book Fair on 7/12 for indie or #selfpublished #writers to introduce their #books to new audiences. Registrations now open: mklitfest.org/indie-book-fai… (If over-subscribed, priority will be given to local/regional writers.) #indiebookfair #miltonkeynes

It's Olney WordFest on Sat 14 Sept: info at olneywordfest.org Or meet the organisers at #BigOlneyFoodFestival on Sat 7th (with special ticket offers!), or listen to Spectrum On Air - Streaming Radio Sun 8th, 1-2pm, to hear about everything that's happening! #olneywordfest #buckinghamshire