Bristol Festival of Literature

Storytelling Across Diverse Media

7pm, Tuesday 20 October Online, Free Tickets available here What is a story and how do you tell one across different media? Our panel of...

Novel Nights: Taking Risks As A Writer with Julie Cohen

7:30pm, Thursday 22 October Online, Free Tickets available here Julie Cohen chats to Novel Nights about taking risks in a writing career,...

Rosanna Amaka in Conversation

7pm, Friday 16 October Online, Free Tickets available here Rosanna Amaka writes of people moving between worlds, and asks how we can heal...

Heating Up with the Bard Of Windmill Hill

7:30pm, Monday 19 October Online, Free Tickets available here ‘For our God is a consuming fire’ – Hebrews 12:29 Children of the Fire We...

SPEL

7pm, Tuesday 20 October Online, Free Tickets available here SPEL is a poetry and acoustic music open mic providing an intimate, friendly...

Story Sunday – The Great Escape with Just Write Bristol

7pm, Sunday 25 October Online, Free Book your place here Just Write Bristol present a flurry of escape and escapism. This real-time event...

Hidden Gems

7pm, Saturday 24 October Online, Free Book your place here From landmine-sniffing rats to the mysterious ‘red gene’... Bristol novelists...

Poets 4 The Planet

5:30pm, Saturday 17 October Online, Free Book your tickets here Interbeing: Poets 4 The Planet is a national forum of writers responding...

Georgia Calling

6pm, Saturday 24 October Online, Free Register your place here Georgia is the first country partner of the Bristol Festival of Literature...

Literary Walk

12pm, Saturday 24 October Merchant Venturers’ Almshouse, King Street, Free Register your place here Volunteers from the Long John Silver...

Burning Eye Presents

7:30pm, Friday 23 October Online, Free Register your place here Burning Eye Books is a southwest indie publisher, and the largest...

Stories of Strong Women – Inspirational Female Authors

10:30am, Friday 23 October Online, Free Register your place here Women inspiring women! Bristol authors Jane Duffus, Elle Spellman and...

Dream Haiku with Asha Sahni

8pm, Thursday 22 October Online, Free Register your place here Take a journey into the world of dream haiku, crafting short poems in...

Landscapes: A showcase of work by The Diverse Creative Writing Group

7pm, Thursday 22 October Online, Free Register your place here Performances of work by members of the Diverse Creative Writing Group at...

Stepping Out with Bristol Writers’ Group

7:30pm, Wednesday 21 October Online, Free Register your place here Festival regulars Bristol Writers’ Group return with a series of...

Colston Fact And Fiction with Roger Ball, Mark Steeds and Ros Martin

7:30pm, Monday 19 October Online, Free Register your place here In this two-part event the book’s authors Roger Ball and Mark Steeds...

Bristol Climate Writers

2pm, Sunday 18 October Online, Free Register your place here Bristol Climate Writers is a network of writers of all genres using creative...

The Bristol Festival of Literature 2020 Writers' Retreat

10am, Saturday 17 October Online, Free The Bristol Festival Of Literature Writers’ Retreat has become one of our most popular events in...

Bristol Short Story Prize Awards

Join writers, agents, publishers and literature lovers from around the world for the Bristol Short Story Prize.

Dark Stories and Disturbing Tales Social Media Competition Terms and Conditions

The promoter is: Bristol Literature Festival whose registered office is at Tangent Books, Unit 5.16, Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3EH. The...