Writing Events in London

Check out happening writing events all around London, EN

North London Book Fest

 Thu, 23 Apr at 01:00 pm Alexandra Palace Way, , N227 London, United Kingdom

An Evening With Part Time Working Mummy

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm 21Soho GBP 12 to 36

Ocean Vuong in conversation at Emmanuel Centre, London

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

NOVELISTS in London

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:30 pm Village Underground

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

An Evening with Douglas Stuart

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

Sandi Toksvig On a Roll - Sauced up by John Lloyd

 Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm Gillian Lynne Theatre GBP 45 to 148

TNB XPO 2026

 Mon, 23 Mar at 10:00 am Rich Mix Cinema Free

In Conversation With… Michael Rosen

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm 190 Fortis Green Road, N10 3DU, London, UK

OutCast: Spring Showcase of Queer Actors and Writing

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm Two Brewers GBP 0 to 25

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

The Northcliffe Lecture, 2026

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Cruciform Lecture Theatre LT1 Free

Michael Rosen - In Conversation at the Parlour

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Muswell Hill Books and Parlour GBP 12

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

THE SITDOWN WITH CANDICE BRATHWAITE (A Live Q&A Experience)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm The Ministry, Borough | Workspace & Members' Club | South London GBP 41 to 49

Ink & Inspiration Poetry Workshop

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm The Poetry Café.. GBP 22

Pasta Making Class: From Dough to Shape

 Sun, 22 Mar at 11:30 am Eataly GBP 6 to 65

In Conversation with David Szalay

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Liszt Institute London Free

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

HCC presents BLACK NATIONS/QUEER NATIONS? (dir. Shari Frilot) + Guest

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Chestnuts Community Centre Free

Traditional Fresh Pasta Class - Spring Recipes

 Sat, 04 Apr at 06:00 pm Eataly GBP 6 to 68

Novelist

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:30 pm Village Underground

Jane Harper in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

Veronica Roth in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

When The Forest Breathes: Suzanne Simard

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

RIBA and Grimshaw Foundation Annual Art Lecture: Jeremy Deller

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

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

Harlots, Strumpets & Tarts Walking Tour

 Sat, 28 Mar at 05:00 pm Covent Garden GBP 29 to 33

Meet Patrick Radden Keefe - King's Road

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

Patrick Gale in conversation with James Cahill at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 26

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

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

Matt Haig: the Midnight Train

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Garrick Theatre

Say It Well – Live in London

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Scale Space White City GBP 20

Sarah Crossan in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 16

Shakespeare and the Stages of Life

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

Patrick Ness in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Ph*rm*cy Friday 27th March 2026

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 am Poetry Pharmacy GBP 33 to 40

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

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

The Boleyn Secret | Alison Weir

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

An Evening with Fatima Bhutto - King's Road

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

Ailbhe Malone, Salma El-Wardany & Jane Casey in conversation - Islington

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

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

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

Rebel English Academy (Book talk)

 Wed, 18 Mar at 05:15 pm Paul Webley Wing (Senate House), WOLFSON Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London Free

11+ Easter Course (HAMSPTEAD location)

 Mon, 30 Mar at 10:00 am St Mary's School, Hampstead GBP 407 to 776

Migration, Homecoming and Autoethnography: Shorts + in conversation

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:30 pm BLOC GBP 6

The Brontë Sisters: Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Agnes Grey & more

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Arches London Bridge GBP 12 to 34

Claire-Louise Bennett & Ben Pester: Magic & Mechanics

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

An International Women's Month Event - Rise Together

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:30 am Redmond Community Centre Free

In Conversation with Susie Orbach

 Mon, 16 Mar at 05:00 pm Fyvie Hall Free

The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist: An Evening with the Judges

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm The Conduit Free

Nova Scotia House: Charlie Porter and Princess Julia in Conversation

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 16

Rosie Hewlett in conversation with Nikita Gill at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 23

Something About Living: Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and So Mayer

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Unsafe: Karen McCarthy Woolf in Conversation with Momtaza Mehri

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 18

Bloodlines & Basslines Showcase — Ondabeat × Morocco Bound

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm New Acres, Wandsworth GBP 6

Angst by Hélène Cixous: Sophie Lewis, Juliet Jacques, and Emily LaBarge

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 20

Walking Tour - Brixton Resistance: From The Black Jacobins to Dub Poetry

 Fri, 20 Mar at 01:00 pm Brixton Tube Station GBP 13 to 18

Damien Barr

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Balham Library Free

TypoCircle Presents: Book Club! Rejane, Richard, Nigel and Henrik in convo

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm St Bride Foundation GBP 0 to 24

Pitching Skills Workshop: Pitch Your Script

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Raindance Film Training Centre GBP 0 to 70

The Rebirth Salon – Choosing Oneself

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Bermonds Locke, Tower Bridge Free

IHOH presents the 'Muckle Flugga' Paperback Launch

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm BookBar Chelsea GBP 9

First Draft

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:00 am Soho Theatre GBP 79 to 99

'Plot Twists' Creative Writing Workshop - South Bank, London SE1

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:30 pm National Theatre GBP 17

Journal & Matcha: A Cosy Afternoon by Move + Connect

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:30 pm Awaken London GBP 24

Eliza Clark in conversation with Nicola Dinan

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Lala Books GBP 0 to 13

Famous: Matt Thorne in Conversation with Miranda Sawyer

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 28

An Evening with Reeta Chakrabarti at Hatchards Piccadilly

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

Margaret Drabble: The Great Good Places

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

8+ Easter Intensive Course (FACE TO FACE)

 Mon, 30 Mar at 10:00 am Westminster City School GBP 407 to 765

Connecting Cities: London vs Amsterdam

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Sir Devonshire Square Hotel, part of Sircle Collection Free

Elle McNicoll in conversation with Lucy Vine at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 25

Hybrid: The Promise of the Cloud is Broken - So, I've built a new one

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Free

5x15: Live at The Tabernacle: March 2026

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm The Tabernacle GBP 33 to 44

HIKE 17km Jane Austen's Box Hill, England's largest vineyard & North Downs

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:05 am Victoria Station GBP 33

The Psychology of Carl Jung with Dr Rachel Newsome

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

Get Published: workshop/webinar hybrid at the British Library

 Wed, 15 Apr at 10:00 am The British Library's Business and IP Centre GBP 55 to 120

As If: Isabel Waidner in conversation with Ben Pester

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

Cosy Conversations with Lucas Oakeley for "Nearly Departed"

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

The Sher Jung Foundation: Writers networking event

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

Matthew Collings Experience

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

Celestial Lights: Cecile Pin in Conversation with Nicola Dinan

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 22

LIT - Author Celebration Day and Recognition Awards

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

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

Transcription: Ben Lerner

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

Louise Nealon and Susannah Dickey in Conversation with Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin

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

Zinespiration Club - With Queer Diary

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

Paige Toon in conversation with Elly Vine at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

A Family Matter: Claire Lynch in conversation with Sara Pascoe

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

11+ Summer Intensive Course (HAMPSTEAD location)

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

Chloe Hadjimatheou: Breaking The Salt Path Scandal

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Century Club GBP 15 to 40

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

SHIFT+SPACE | Altar by Mya Onwugbonu

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

Harlots, Strumpets & Tarts Walking Tour

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

Zinespiration Club - With Gazette Girlie

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

Masterclass: Plant-Based Regional Indian Cuisine

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

Queer Play Reading Club: Foam with Harry McDonald

 Tue, 21 Apr 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

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