Samuel M. Sargeant: Faith of the Fathers – A Saga of Iceland
Wednesday 16 October 2024, Waterstones, 7.00pm; £5
Perfect for Ken Follett fans, Samuel M. Sergeant’s debut novel tells the story of Arinbjorn, a young pagan farmer in C11th Iceland, tracking down the killer whose murders will change Icelandic society forever, Tickets include a free beverage, and Samuel will be signing copies of his book.
Info: www.mklitfest.org/samuel-sargeant
Wednesday 6 November 2024, Zoom, 7.00pm – 8.00pm; £6/£4
Travel with us to Kyrgyzstan – not just in the C13th century where the adventures of young Gulzara unfold, but in the present day as Sue Turbett shares ‘the story behind the story’ of her debut novel: how she researched and wrote a compelling novel set far away in time and geography.
Info/Tickets: www.mklitfest.org/sue-turbett
Poets for Movember: A Chorus of Men’s Voices
Tuesday 12 November 2024, Zoom, 7.00pm – 8.00pm; £6/£4
Twenty of the finest contemporary male poets – aged 22 to 71, straight or gay, from diverse ethnic backgrounds – raise their voices to explore the experience of being male in the 21st century. “It’s complicated,” as they say. All profits will be donated to Movember UK.
Info/Tickets: www.mklitfest.org/poets-for-movember
Janey Lee Grace: From Wham! to Woo…
Wednesday 20 November 2024, Waterstones Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes, 7.00pm; £5
MK Lit Fest and Waterstones MK welcome singer, TV and radio presenter, beauty and lifestyle coach, and author, Janey Lee Grace, to the store, where she will be talking about her fascinating new memoir, From Wham! to Woo: A Life on the Mic.
Info: https://www.mklitfest.org/janey-lee-grace
Saturday 7 December 2024, MK Central Library, 11.00am – 4.00pm; Writer Registration: £15
Milton Keynes is home to a wealth of talented writers, many of whom have made their work available with small, independent presses or by self-publishing. Come to Indie Book Fair to meet them, hear them read – and buy their books! Author Registration now open
Info/Registrations: www.mklitfest.org/indie-book-fair-registration
Never Mind the Baubles: flash fiction for the festive season
Wednesday 18 December 2024, Zoom, 7.30pm – 8.30pm; £3/£2 (chosen writers enter free)
December is a time when, whatever their culture, many people gather and share company, gifts – and stories. Sacred or profane, joyous or jaded – send us your most imaginative flash fiction for ‘the festive season’ by 30 November and we’ll select the best for a special online gathering to close another year of Lit Fest! Get writing!!
Submissions info/Tickets: www.mklitfest.org/baubles-2024
MinK2025 Creative Writing Competition: Home
Submission close: 19 January 2025
For our fifth Creative Writing Competition, we welcome poems, flash fiction and creat9ive non-fiction the explores the theme of ‘Home’ from people aged 14+ who live, work or study in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire or Northamptonshire. Six cash prizes to be won, with publication in our next anthology and performance opportunities.
Submissions Info: www.mklitfest.org/mink2025