Writing Events in London

Check out happening writing events all around London, EN

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

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 39 to 69

Kerry Ellis: The Show People Podcast with Andrew Keates LIVE

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Two Brewers GBP 0 to 109

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

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

Holly Jackson in conversation at French Protestant Church, London

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm French Protestant Church of London GBP 14 to 20

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

Patricia Cornwell in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 30

Let's Talk about Romantasy: A Panel Discussion

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 15

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

Sarah A. Parker in conversation with Sophia Tuxford at Emmanuel Centre

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 36

The Mountain Goats

Wed, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Lower Clapton Rd Greater London E5 0PD

Midnight Romance Roadshow: Lucy Score, Liz Tomforde & Meghan Quinn – London

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 20 to 55

Classic Fresh Pasta Class - Spring recipes

 Fri, 10 Apr Eataly GBP 6 to 68

Fonda Lee in-conversation event with Forbidden Planet

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm 179 Shaftesbury Ave GBP 6 to 22

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

Cristina Rivera Garza in conversation with Octavia Bright

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

An Evening With Shannon Chakraborty - Tottenham Court Road

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

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

Book Signing with David Baldacci - King's Road

 Wed, 22 Jul at 01:00 pm Waterstones GBP 22

Matt Haig: the Midnight Train

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Garrick Theatre

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

Audition: Katie Kitamura and Lauren Elkin in Conversation

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 15

Meet Patrick Radden Keefe - King's Road

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

Hysterical Reading Party

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Secret Central London Venue GBP 174

The Candid Book Club and Tayari Jones at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

Veronica Roth in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

Mark Billingham + Shari Lapena in Conversation at London Piccadilly

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 28

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

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

Ashley Poston in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

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

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

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

Pasta Making Class: From Dough to Shape

 Tue, 14 Apr Eataly GBP 6 to 65

The History of Manga: History, hearsay & facts

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

Cristina Rivera Garza in Conversation with Leo Boix & Christina MacSweeney

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

Between Her & Allah - By Ustadha Ameena Blake

 Fri, 01 May at 05:45 pm Maryam Centre Free

Masterclass: Plant-Based Regional Indian Cuisine

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

Foyles Spring Debuts Panel: Hosted by Julia Armfield

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 10

Rosie Hewlett & Bea Fitzgerald in Conversation

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

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

5x5 Theatre Launch Night

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm The Conduit Club GBP 20 to 55

An Evening with Kim Sherwood and Charlie Higson at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 27

Helene Hanff and 84, Charing Cross Road: A Celebration

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 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

Harlots, Strumpets & Tarts Walking Tour

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

Zine Club with Artizine: 2 Year Anniversary Special Edition

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm 30-36 Pritchard's Rd GBP 12 to 22

PRE CANNES - Shorts 2 features Networking night

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Elysee GBP 4

Live Conversations με τον Ισίδωρο Ζουργό | 26 Απριλίου 2026

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm 21Soho GBP 16 to 20

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

Connecting Creatives in London

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The White Bear | Pub & Theatre GBP 14 to 20

ROCK 'N' ROLL BOOK CLUB AT SHAKE THE HIGH ROAD

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm St John's Church Hall GBP 0 to 25

G.O.D.TECH (Award Winning Film) hits Red Carpet (Leicester Square, London)

 Fri, 26 Jun at 03:30 pm Prince Charles Cinema GBP 30 to 500

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

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

Trafalgar: Battle & Aftermath - Travels Through Time - Podcast

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm Dr Johnson's House GBP 25 to 45

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

THE THE's Matt Johnson in conversation - Cognitive Dissident

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

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+ Summer Intensive Course (HAMPSTEAD location)

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

SHIFT+SPACE | Altar by Mya Onwugbonu

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

Secret History of Chelsea: A Group Walking Tour

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Ottolenghi Chelsea GBP 45

Zinespiration Club - With Gazette Girlie

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

The Newest Testament - Literature as Testimony to Ukraine's Defence.

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm French Institute of the United Kingdom GBP 0 to 12

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

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Ph*rm*cy Friday 15th May 2026

 Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am Poetry Pharmacy GBP 33 to 40

Writing Social: with the Poetry Ph*rm*cy & verse

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm Poetry Pharmacy GBP 30 to 35

Pizza Making Class

 Fri, 27 Mar Eataly GBP 6 to 55

JapanEasy Kitchen with Tim Anderson

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

Roses & Castles: A Canal Folk Art Workshop on the Water

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Floating Garden by Global Generation GBP 16 to 42

Copy of Cosy Conversations with Canwen Xu for "Boring Asian Female"

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 12

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

Writing About The Unconscious

 Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am Jacksons Lane Arts Centre GBP 30 to 40

Inside the infinity machine | Q&A with author Sebastian Mallaby

 Mon, 11 May at 06:00 pm 12 Keeley St 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

99 Minute Film School: Introductory Filmmaking Class

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

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

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

YUMA STUDIOS x TILL THE BITTER END

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Reference Point GBP 0 to 6

100 Black British Doctors Book Launch

 Sun, 17 May at 02:30 pm Guy's Hospital Free

ESEA poets on lineage, memory and song

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm The Poetry Café.. Free

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

11+ May Half Term Course (VICTORIA location)

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

At the Tea Table - The Making of a National Drink: a Museum Late

 Thu, 21 May at 05:15 pm Bank of England Museum Free

Get Published: workshop/webinar hybrid at the British Library

 Wed, 15 Apr The British Library's Business and IP Centre GBP 55 to 120

Irish Women Writers Panel

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

Alison Light in Conversation with Margaret Drabble

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 22

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

Gabriella Zalapi & Adriana Hunter with Catherine Taylor - Islington

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones 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

M**der, She Didn’T Write

 Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm Duchess Theatre

Imogen Crimp & Claire Fuller in conversation - Islington

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

Fantasy, Science Fiction & the Environment: Past, Present & Future-Traf Sq

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 6

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

Middle Name John EP Launch

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm The Social

EA Conference 2026

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

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

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

Writing Lived Experience with Christie Watson

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum GBP 0 to 9

La Saison with Manon Lagrève

 Mon, 15 Jun at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22 to 51