Friendly reminder that today is the final day to submit your work inspired by the theme of ‘Plenty’ for our latest writing competition. Send them in by midnight tonight, and we’ll select which will be read at our online gala on 26 August. Best of luck! Visit the link in our bio for more details

The Arts Central Studios Night Market Open Mic is from 7-8pm, with slots of up to 4 minutes for poetry, spoken word and prose. There are limited slots available, and we will be in touch by 17 August to confirm allocations. All are welcome - please sign up here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

International bestseller @sarahpinborough.bsky.social is back with a murder mystery unlike any other - a psychological thriller full of secrets and suspense. Join her in conversation with @caztricks.bsky.social to discover why They Say a Girl Died Here.

There’s less than a week left to send in your submissions centred around the theme of ‘Plenty’ for our writing competition. Make sure you submit in your work before Monday 3 August - we're hoping to receive ‘plenty’ of submissions! Visit the link in our bio for more details. #MiltonKeynes

Our favourite moments from Milton Keynes Midsummer Festival ✨ As always thank to everyone making magical memories on the longest day of the year, especially the volunteers ✨ #midsummerfestival #miltonkeynes

MK Lit Fest is bringing Midsummer Mischief to the Festival. It will be a day of family storytelling, readings and open mic sessions, plus appearances from special guests. Sunday 21 June 10am - 8pm  Free Entry, no booking required  #Midsummer #festival #miltonkeynes

MK Lit Fest is bringing Midsummer Mischief to the Festival. It will be a day of family storytelling, readings and open mic sessions, plus appearances from special guests. Sunday 21 June 10am - 8pm  Free Entry, no booking required  #Midsummer #festival #miltonkeynes

MK Lit Fest is bringing Midsummer Mischief to the Festival. It will be a day of family storytelling, readings and open mic sessions, plus appearances from special guests. Sunday 21 June 10am - 8pm  Free Entry, no booking Join us for some Midsummer Mischief! www.mklitfest.org/midsummer-fe...

Join mesmerising and acclaimed storyteller Owen Staton as he spins some of the greatest myths and ghost stories from Wales and beyond, and step into a ‘time between times’, where history and legend blur and the veil between worlds feels at its thinnest. www.mklitfest.org/midsummer-fe...

MK Lit Fest is bringing Midsummer Mischief to the Festival. Sunday 21 June 10am - 8pm  Free Entry, no booking required  Join us for some Midsummer Mischief! www.mklitfest.org/midsummer-fe...

Register Now!  We have opened a registration of interest form for those wishing to take part in Indie Book Fair 2026. Please register as soon as possible, as we are expecting to allocate tables by week commencing 1st June register: www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg #bookfair #localwriter #indiebooks

Register Now! We have opened a registration of interest form for those wishing to take part in Indie Book Fair 2026. Please register as soon as possible, as we are expecting to allocate tables by week commencing 1st June Link to register: www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg #bookfair #localwriter

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

Finish MK Walking Festival with us and @TheParksTrust as local writers guide you through Howe Park Wood with words to inspire and delight. www.mklitfest.org/treeswalk #walkingfestival #nature #miltonkeynes

Join us as we kick start MK Walking Festival, welcoming Annabel Streets to explain the value and joy of The Walking Cure www.mklitfest.org/thewalkingcure #walkingfestival #nature #miltonkeynes

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

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 @tobylitt.bsky.social

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

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

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

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

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

Join Milton Keynes fabulous festival this April, we have a jam packed programme for all literature lovers. www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... Workshops, conversations, an interactive poetry story map, awards, anthology book launch and design a hero in our kids workshops!

TV Legend Johnny Ball is opening MK Lit Fest on 22 April at Waterstones Milton Keynes, sharing Stories That Must Be Told! Once an entertainer, always an entertainer... Tickets: mklitfest.org #johnnyball #memoir #storiesthatmustbetold #books

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

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

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.bsky.social #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