St John’s Church in Notting Hill, London, will be hosting the inaugural edition of Verse & Sip, a live poetry reading event. This event will feature readings from Kofi Achina, Maria-Alexandra Baciu, ...

The author and the illustrator introduce their new book, the story of a child with a beautiful mind ...

The Southbank Centre has announced more artists performing at Little Simz’ Meltdown. Taking place this summer from Thursday 12 – Sunday 22 June, Little Simz has curated an electrifying programme of ...

If you enjoy making the most of the sunshine and eating and drinking al fresco, then make sure to climb the yellow stairs to our Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden where hidden among the flowers you’ll ...

Jeannie Avent Gallery hosts a celebratory performance of two debuts as part of the exhibition The Main Part [Is Gone]. Chaotic Good (Faber) is Isabelle Baafi’s first collection and Maximum Summer ...

Celebrate the winners of the 2025 Creative Writing Competition as author Michael Stewart awards the prizes and introduces readings by the winning writers. During the evening the latest anthology, MinK ...

The Milton Keynes Literature Festival is hosting Poetry in the Pavilion, a reading taking place in The Parks Trust Pavilion. There will be readings from Hannah Copley and Will Burns, which will be ...

Milton Keynes Literary Festival is launching a competition for anyone living, working or studying in Bucks, Beds or Northants aged 14 or older, to submit a story (fictional or factual) or a poem based ...

As part of the Milton Keynes Literature Festival, Milton Keynes Waterstones is hosting a reading session celebrating work from local writers ranging from a variety of topics and themes.

We’re making more and more of our events accessible to a wider audience. We offer a range of assisted formats including British Sign Language interpretation, Speech-to-Text transcription, Audio ...

Join Elysium Gallery for a special preview event for Sahar Saki’s Persian Tour: An Immersive Journey through Art, Poetry and Culture. This immersive exhibition brings together large-scale murals, ...