Writing Events in London

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UK’S BEST B-BOYS AND B-GIRLS COMPETE FOR A SHOT AT WORLD GLORY: RED BULL BC ONE WORLD FINAL TORONTO 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:30 pm Shoreditch Town Hall

GALA Festival

 Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am Peckham Rye Park

Ocean Vuong in conversation at Emmanuel Centre, London

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 25

Trust and Knowledge in the Age of GenAI: A Conversation with Jimmy Wales

 Fri, 24 Apr at 05:30 pm Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre Free

General Levy, Nicky Blackmarket, Moose, Fearless, MC GQ, MC Det, Tippa Irie, Navigator, Daddy Freddy, Micky Finn, Dillinja, Brockie, Kalia in Greater London

 Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm Electric Brixton

Sandi Toksvig On a Roll - Sauced up by John Lloyd

 Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm Gillian Lynne Theatre GBP 45 to 111

An Evening with Douglas Stuart

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 18 to 64

Elizabeth Strout in conversation at St. James’s Church, London

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm St James's Church Piccadilly GBP 14 to 30

Gilles Peterson, Radioactive Man, Cassy, Rob Mello, Seth Troxler, Prosumer, Todd Terje, Dyed Soundorom, Steffi, Todd Edwards, Hunee, Sonja Moonear, Benji B, Saoirse, Virginia, Mala, Ikonika, Bjørn Torske, Axel Boman, John Talabot, Midland, Mad Professor, Lil' Louis, Antal, Pariah, Moxie, Objekt, Christian AB, Mika, Call Super, Tasha, DjRUM, Deviation, CC:DISCO!, Chaos In The CBD, Palms Trax, Detroit In Effect, Paranoid London, Cecilio, The Oscillation, musclecars, Facta, Jennifer Loveless, Novelist, Sedef Adasi, CASISDEAD, Peach, Or:la, D Double E, DJ Seinfeld, CCL, Talaboman, Verraco, Dee Diggs, Priori, Conducta, Elkka, Kleo, Logic1000, BASHKKA, X CLUB., Isaac Carter, NIKS, Tim Reaper, Amaliah, BAKEY, Surusinghe, Carré, Hamdi, Sticky Dub, Mia Koden, Minna, bullet tooth, Beatrice M., Oscar Farrell, George Daniel, Giggs, K-Lone, Mala, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy in Greater London

 Fri, 22 May at 02:00 pm

An Evening with Book Royalty and Dragon Tamer, Cressida Cowell - Hampstead

 Wed, 22 Apr at 05:00 pm Waterstones GBP 4 to 10

An Evening with Evelyn Clarke (V. E. Schwab and Cat Clarke) - London

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm St James's Church Piccadilly GBP 14 to 27

Patrick Radden Keefe on How Money, Power and Corruption Shape Our City

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Royal Geographical Society GBP 20 to 85

5x15: Live at The Tabernacle: May 2026

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm The Tabernacle GBP 30 to 40

Jane Harper in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 26

An Inklings Book Club Live Event with Seán Hewitt and Jack Edwards - TCR

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 7 to 15

When The Forest Breathes: Suzanne Simard

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 30

An Evening with Jeremy Vine and Lisa Jewell at The News Building

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm News UK GBP 8 to 23

An Evening With Shannon Chakraborty - Tottenham Court Road

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 22

Floating Feast : A Spring Evening of Dumpling Making on the Water

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Floating Garden by Global Generation GBP 27 to 49

RIBA and Grimshaw Foundation Annual Art Lecture: Jeremy Deller

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm RCA Battersea GBP 10 to 17

The Wilder Way: Eva Zu Beck in conversation with Phoebe Smith

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Guinness Open Gate Brewery London GBP 20 to 40

The Voices of the Archetypes of Myth: A Workshop with Frankie Armstrong

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama GBP 22

Matt Haig: the Midnight Train

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Garrick Theatre

The Candid Book Club and Tayari Jones at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Piccadilly GBP 10 to 25

Meet Patrick Radden Keefe - King's Road

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Waterstones GBP 22

Veronica Roth in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 28

Elizabeth Day in conversation with Sara Collins at St. James's Church

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 15 to 22

An Evening with Brooklyn Author Colm Tóibín: The News From Dublin

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 22 to 67

Alex Aster In conversation at Conway Hall

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:30 pm Conway Hall GBP 15 to 34

Shakespeare and the Stages of Life

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm 21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT London, United Kingdom

The History of Manga: History, hearsay & facts

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Peckham Levels GBP 11 to 41

Patrick Ness in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 23

Cristina Rivera Garza in Conversation with Leo Boix & Christina MacSweeney

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 10

Ashley Poston in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 12

Death Rituals & Grief: In Conversation with Sofka Zinovieff & Julia Samuel

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Dr Johnson's House GBP 28

The Boleyn Secret | Alison Weir

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Southwark Cathedral GBP 11

Olivia Laing on Art, Solitude, and The Lonely City at 10

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 9 to 50

Frances White, A.S Webb and Soraya Bouazzaoui in conversation - TCR

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 7 to 25

Rosie Hewlett & Bea Fitzgerald in Conversation

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm St Peter's Church, Hammersmith GBP 6

Writing (beyond) War: Ukraine in the World

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:45 pm UCL Laws Denys Holland Lecture Theatre Free

Masterclass: Plant-Based Regional Indian Cuisine

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Liberty Hall - Made in Hackney GBP 106

Siri Hustvedt: In conversation with Sara Collins at St James's Church W1

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 14 to 32

Margaret Drabble: The Great Good Places

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Zinespiration Club - With Queer Diary

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Community Cafe at 5 Pancras Square Free

Cosy Conversations with Lucas Oakeley for "Nearly Departed"

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 12

Creative Marketing with Natasha Brown

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Islington Central Library Free

My Mate's in a Play: New Writing Scratch Night

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:30 pm Golden Goose Theatre GBP 12

Matthew Collings Experience

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Hanbury Hall GBP 14

LIT - Author Celebration Day and Recognition Awards

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 am De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms GBP 22 to 120

The Sher Jung Foundation: Writers networking event

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm 50 Bedford Square GBP 10

Smutty Letters: The Lost Art Of The Love Letter In The Age of Digital Disco

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Love Shack GBP 12 to 17

The Psychology of Carl Jung with Dr Rachel Newsome

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Cecil Sharp House GBP 6 to 34

As If: Isabel Waidner in conversation with Ben Pester

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 22

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Ph*rm*cy Friday 17th April 2026

 Fri, 17 Apr at 10:00 am Poetry Pharmacy GBP 33 to 40

Inklings of Creativity | CRATE Brewery

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm CRATE Bar & Pizzeria Hackney Wick GBP 25

TNB XPO 2026 - BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS SCREENING + PANEL

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Bloc Cinema ArtsOne Building GBP 0 to 15

Pizza Making Class

 Fri, 27 Mar Eataly GBP 6 to 55

Transcription: Ben Lerner

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 15 to 26

An Evening with Reeta Chakrabarti at Hatchards Piccadilly

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Hatchards GBP 5 to 10

Medicine Meets Policy

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:30 am Cruciform Building Free

An Evening with Colin Morgan at St. James's Church, London

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 10 to 26

The Power of Networking: Working the Room - Get Ready for Cannes

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Raindance Film Training Centre GBP 0 to 40

Harlots, Strumpets & Tarts Walking Tour

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm Covent Garden GBP 29 to 33

HGRP Book Talk: Children of Radium, Joe Dunthorne with Robert Eaglestone

 Wed, 06 May at 06:30 pm The Wiener Holocaust Library Free

Louise Nealon and Susannah Dickey in Conversation with Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 10

THE THE's Matt Johnson in conversation - Cognitive Dissident

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm 21Soho GBP 22 to 68

A Family Matter: Claire Lynch in conversation with Sara Pascoe

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 15

Zinespiration Club - With Gazette Girlie

 Sat, 09 May at 01:00 pm Community Cafe at 5 Pancras Square Free

In Conversation with Elle Kelk at French Protestant Church

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm French Protestant Church of London GBP 14 to 21

99 Minute Film School: Introductory Filmmaking Class

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Raindance Film Training Centre GBP 0 to 25

Paige Toon in conversation with Elly Vine at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 12

11+ Summer Intensive Course (HAMPSTEAD location)

 Mon, 24 Aug at 10:00 am St Mary's School, Hampstead GBP 899

Queer Play Reading Club: Foam with Harry McDonald

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm The Railway GBP 0 to 28

SHIFT+SPACE | Altar by Mya Onwugbonu

 Fri, 01 May at 07:30 pm Theatre Deli Free

Queer Play Reading Club: Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet and Yew w/ Coral Wylie

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm The Railway GBP 0 to 28

Imogen Crimp & Claire Fuller in conversation - Islington

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 21

Deeper Than Dermis: Tattooing as Magical Ritual with Grace Howarth - LIVE

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 16 to 21

Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan: Book Launch, Q&A + Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Morocco Bound Bookshop GBP 5 to 15

Khushwant Singh Literary Festival London 2026, 8th edition

 Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at SOAS, University of London Free

Middle Name John EP Launch

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm The Social

Tangerinn: Emanuela Anechoum in Conversation with Saleem Haddad

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 20

JapanEasy Kitchen with Tim Anderson

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22 to 51

Olivia Laing & Jack Parlett: The Silver Book

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

EA Conference 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Senate House GBP 70 to 90

Books Mean Business (webinar/workshop) at the British Library

 Wed, 10 Jun at 10:00 am The British Library's Business and IP Centre GBP 40 to 44

11+ May Half Term Course (VICTORIA location)

 Tue, 26 May at 10:00 am Westminster City School GBP 188 to 776

Irish Women Writers Panel

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 10

M**der, She DidnÂ’T Write

 Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm Duchess Theatre

Live!Ammunition! Filmmakers Pitching Competition

 Mon, 14 Sep at 06:30 pm Raindance Film Training Centre GBP 0 to 15

7+ Summer Intensive Course (VICTORIA location)

 Mon, 20 Jul at 10:00 am Westminster City School GBP 899

Screen Acting Masterclass: The Secrets of Screen Acting

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am Raindance Film Training Centre GBP 0 to 300

Kaspar: Prince of Cats

 Thu, 13 Aug at 02:30 pm St Pauls Church, Covent Garden GBP 22

Let’s Eat Meat with Tom Parker Bowles

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22 to 51

The Wells Street Journal Issue 25 Launch

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:30 pm Fyvie Hall Free

The Alternative Book Fair Headline panel

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:30 pm Islington Central Library Free

QYAC Workshop: Language of Home - Archiving words through zine-making

 Wed, 08 Apr at 02:00 pm Camberwell Space Free

Nature connection, mindful photography & journaling

 Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am Wimbledon and Putney Commons GBP 15 to 29

Emilia Romagna: book launch and regional cooking class with Ursula Ferrigno

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Eataly GBP 6 to 68

Publish Your Own Comic

 Thu, 09 Apr at 10:00 am St Johns Wood Library Free

How Korean Corn Dogs Changed My Life with Alice Amelia

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Stanfords GBP 8 to 19