Novelist Kit de Waal, a leading voice for working class writers, joins Dr Dan Taylor to discuss how to challenge the class ceiling.
www.mklitfest.org/online-event...
@kitdewaal.com
@ouliterature.bsky.social
28.02.2026 13:37 —
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Indie authors and publishers! Sign up on the waiting list for MK Indie Book Fair 2026 registrations
www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg
#mkindiebookfair #indiepress #selfpublishing #smallpress
25.02.2026 20:00 —
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For LGTBQ History Month, three poets – Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - share fragments of their own histories as told in their writings.
www.mklitfest.org/lgbtqpoets
@lenski666.bsky.social
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
#lgbtqpoetry
23.02.2026 21:06 —
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3 Poets for LGBTQ History Month | MK Lit Fest 2026
For LGTBQ History Month, three poets – Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - share fragments of their own histories as told in their writings, demonstrating the diversity of experience within ...
Mark LGBTQ History Month with us online this Tues as 3 brilliant poets share their own (hi)stories. With Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell.
Tickets/Info: mklitfest.org/lgbtqpoets
@simonmaddrell.bsky.social @juliahbell.bsky.social
#lgbtqhistory #poetry #lgbtqpoetry #miltonkeynes
22.02.2026 20:23 —
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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
17.02.2026 22:33 —
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For LGTBQ History Month, three poets – Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - share fragments of their own histories as told in their writings, demonstrating the diversity of experience.
www.mklitfest.org/lgbtqpoets
@lenski666.bsky.social
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
#lgbtqpoetry
16.02.2026 21:54 —
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Listen in as historians Holly Smith and John Grindrod tell the story of High-Rise Housing in Britain.
www.mklitfest.org/podcasts
#upintheair #housing #britishhistory @grindrod.bsky.social @holsmith.bsky.social @versobooks.bsky.social
12.02.2026 22:08 —
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Images of the poets Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell and their most recent book covers, set against a rainbow flag
To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, our @mklitfest.bsky.social friends welcome 3 superb poets - Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - whose work draws on their own histories to reflect diversity and commonality of experience. 24 Feb, 7pm, Zoom. Info: bit.ly/mklflgbtq
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
05.02.2026 11:14 —
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Submit your poems, short stories or creative non-fiction as we map the stories of Milton Keynes.
www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice...
#raisingvoicesmk #miltonkeynes #creativewriting
11.02.2026 17:04 —
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Save the dates for our 2026 Spring Festival. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when events are announced.
www.mklitfest.org/newsletter
#miltonkeynes #books #litfest
10.02.2026 19:16 —
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An anthology of new ecopoetry co-published with Poets for the Planet to raise money for #GivePeatAChance. Please dig deep to help conserve an endangered habitat.
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
#poetry #givepeatachance #digginginthedirt #ecopoetry
07.02.2026 21:02 —
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Anyone who missed it - follow us here and we’ll post when the recording is available. And thanks to @grindrod.bsky.social and @holsmith.bsky.social for a fascinating evening!
03.02.2026 22:37 —
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Join historian Holly Smith and writer John Grindrod for an evening exploring the origins, history and legacy of Britain's tower blocks.
www.mklitfest.org/upintheair
@grindrod.bsky.social
@versobooks.bsky.social
@holsmith.bsky.social
#highrise
#builtenvironment
#housing
01.02.2026 22:06 —
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I am around 1/3 of the way through Holly Smith's wonderful history of British high rise housing.
01.02.2026 10:49 —
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Join historian Holly Smith and writer John Grindrod for an evening exploring the origins, history and legacy of Britain's tower blocks.
www.mklitfest.org/upintheair
@grindrod.bsky.social
@versobooks.bsky.social
@holsmith.bsky.social
#highrise
#builtenvironment
#housing
31.01.2026 23:18 —
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3 Poets for LGBTQ History Month | MK Lit Fest 2026
For LGTBQ History Month, three poets – Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - share fragments of their own histories as told in their writings, demonstrating the diversity of experience within ...
For LGTBQ History Month, three poets – Len Lukowski, Julia Bell and Simon Maddrell - share fragments of their own histories and demonstrating the diversity of experience within the community across decades of social change.
www.mklitfest.org/lgbtqpoets
#lgbtqhistory
#poetry
#lgbtqpoetry
29.01.2026 22:16 —
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Join historian Holly Smith and writer John Grindrod for an evening exploring the origins legacy of Britain's tower blocks.
www.mklitfest.org/upintheair
@grindrod.bsky.social
@versobooks.bsky.social
@holsmith.bsky.social
#highrise
#builtenvironment
#housing
29.01.2026 21:22 —
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High-rise estates are some of the most visible and contentious symbols of Britain's post-war dreams. Join Holly Smith and John Grindrod for an evening exploring Britains tower block history.
www.mklitfest.org/upintheair
@grindrod.bsky.social
@versobooks.bsky.social
@holsmith.bsky.social
27.01.2026 19:48 —
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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
26.01.2026 18:26 —
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New podcast episode with five fabulous poets, recorded for our November 2025 Poetry Spotlight event.
www.mklitfest.org/podcasts
@julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social #poetry @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social #poetry
23.01.2026 20:43 —
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An anthology of new ecopoetry co-published with Poets for the Planet to raise money for #GivePeatAChance. Please dig deep to help conserve an endangered habitat.
www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...
@poetsfortheplanet
@yorkshirewildlifetrust
#poetry #givepeatachance #digginginthedirt #ecopoetry
21.01.2026 18:59 —
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Submit your poems, short stories or creative non-fiction as we map the stories of Milton Keynes.
www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice...
#raisingvoicesmk #miltonkeynes #creativewriting
20.01.2026 22:25 —
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Indie authors and publishers! Sign up on the waiting list for MK Indie Book Fair 2026 registrations
www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg
#mkindiebookfair #indiepress #selfpublishing #smallpress
19.01.2026 21:43 —
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Indie authors and publishers! Sign up on the waiting list for MK Indie Book Fair 2026 registrations
www.mklitfest.org/ibf2026reg
#mkindiebookfair #indiepress #selfpublishing #smallpress
16.01.2026 19:48 —
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New podcast episode with five fabulous poets, recorded for our November 2025 Poetry Spotlight event. @julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social #poetry @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social #poetry
www.mklitfest.org/podcasts
15.01.2026 22:49 —
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Submit your poems, short stories or creative non-fiction as we map the stories of Milton Keynes.
www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoice...
#raisingvoicesmk #miltonkeynes #creativewriting
14.01.2026 19:23 —
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Deadline for MinK26 approaching soon. Welcoming poems, short stories and creative non-fiction on the theme of 'The Trees'
www.mklitfest.org/mink2026
#creativewriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #writingcompetition
13.01.2026 22:06 —
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Save the dates for our 2026 Spring Festival. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when events are announced.
www.mklitfest.org/newsletter
#miltonkeynes #books #litfest
12.01.2026 22:07 —
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Deadline for MinK26 approaching soon. Welcoming poems, short stories and creative non-fiction on the theme of 'The Trees'
www.mklitfest.org/mink2026
#creativewriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #writingcompetition
09.01.2026 21:09 —
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Deadline for MinK26 approaching soon. Welcoming poems, short stories and creative non-fiction on the theme of 'The Trees'
www.mklitfest.org/mink2026
#creativewriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #writingcompetition
08.01.2026 20:59 —
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