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

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

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

Fonda Lee in-conversation event with Forbidden Planet

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

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

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

Noda Map – 320°F

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm Sadler's Wells GBP 19 to 121

5x15: Live at The Tabernacle: May 2026

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

Let's Talk about Romantasy: A Panel Discussion

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

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

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

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

Classic Fresh Pasta Class - Spring recipes

 Fri, 10 Apr Eataly GBP 6 to 68

Matt Haig: the Midnight Train

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Garrick Theatre

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

Hysterical Reading Party

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

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

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 22 to 66

The Mountain Goats

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

“Escaping Babylon: An Intimate History of Black British Music” Book Launch

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm The Africa Centre GBP 4 to 6

An Evening With Shannon Chakraborty - French Protestant Church, London

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm French Protestant Church of London GBP 8 to 26

The Candid Book Club and Tayari Jones at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

HCC presents THE STUART HALL PROJECT (dir. John Akomfrah) + Guests

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Chestnuts Community Centre GBP 0 to 17

11+ October Half Term Intensive Course (Victoria,London)

 Mon, 26 Oct at 10:00 am Westminster City School GBP 911

Pasta Making Class: From Dough to Shape

 Tue, 14 Apr Eataly GBP 6 to 65

Georgina Hayden: The Food Behind the Pages Supper Club

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm Food & Drink Studio, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 109 to 131

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

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Dr Johnson's House GBP 28

Undergraduate Open Day – Holloway Campus

 Fri, 10 Jul at 11:00 am London Metropolitan University Free

Helene Hanff and 84, Charing Cross Road: A Celebration

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 25

Black Book Festival and Education Expo 2026

 Sat, 24 Oct at 11:00 am Goldsmiths, University of London GBP 0 to 12

Rustic Fresh Pasta Class

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Eataly GBP 6 to 68

The Boleyn Secret | Alison Weir

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

Harlots, Strumpets & Tarts Walking Tour

 Sat, 30 May at 05:00 pm Covent Garden GBP 29 to 33

An Evening with Kim Sherwood and Charlie Higson at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

5x5 Theatre Launch Night

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm The Conduit Club GBP 10 to 55

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

Tapas Night with Kitty Coles

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Lala Books GBP 17

Gabriella Zalapi & Adriana Hunter with Catherine Taylor - Islington

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

JapanEasy Kitchen with Tim Anderson

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

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

Book Signing with David Baldacci - King's Road

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

From Survival to Expression: Reclaiming Self Beyond Illness

 Wed, 20 May at 03:00 pm London Museum Studios Free

Tangerinn: Emanuela Anechoum in Conversation with Saleem Haddad

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

11+ May Half Term Course (VICTORIA location)

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

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

Alison Light in Conversation with Margaret Drabble

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

M**der, She Didn’T Write

 Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm Duchess Theatre

Hold that Thought

 Sun, 31 May at 12:30 pm Hypha Gallery Kentish Town GBP 13 to 35

Colin Grant & Michael Rosen: What We Leave We Carry

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

G Forsyth-Read with Ally Mackinstosh at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 15

Olivia Laing & Jack Parlett: The Silver Book

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

Kin with prize-winning US author Tayari Jones

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Brixton Library Free

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE PAST - BRIAN CULLMAN with JOE BOYD

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm 21Soho GBP 9 to 28

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

Veronica Roth in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

The Secrets of the Thames

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm The Maas Gallery GBP 28 to 31

Undergraduate Open Day – Aldgate & Shoreditch Campuses

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:00 am London Metropolitan University Free

Nicholas Crane: The Path More Travelled

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Stanfords GBP 8 to 27

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

M. John Harrison & Julia Armfield: The End of Everything

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Mark Billingham + Shari Lapena in Conversation at London Piccadilly

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

ESEA poets on lineage, memory and song

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

Poetry at Lala Books: Desree & Ashley Hickson-Lovence + open mic

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Lala Books GBP 0 to 12

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

100 Black British Doctors Book Launch

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

REIGNITE with Molly-Rose Treves (powered by 'The Junction')

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm Myatt's Fields Park GBP 14

7+ Summer Intensive Course (VICTORIA location)

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

Ashley Poston in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

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

Page of Wands: Experiments in Collaboration - with Joe Dunthorne

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Lala Books GBP 20

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

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

Olive oil: cooking and skincare masterclass - Eataly x Kiehl's

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm Eataly GBP 6 to 55

The History of Manga: History, hearsay & facts

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

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

Irish Women Writers Panel

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

UAL Black Creatives Hub: 2-year anniversary celebration

 Tue, 26 May at 05:45 pm Central Saint Martins - LVMH Lecture Theatre 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

This is Also A Love Story: Sally Hayden in Conversation with Kojo Koram

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 22

The 2nd New Culture Forum Literary Festival

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 35 to 80

Jennifer Saint and Emilia Hart in Conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 27

Cook Like a Roman Speak Like a Roman: cooking and language workshop

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Eataly GBP 6 to 68

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

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

Kaspar: Prince of Cats

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

EA Conference 2026

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

Workshop: Letterpress Printing

 Fri, 11 Sep at 05:30 pm Westminster Abbey GBP 22

The Power of Memoir: Lily Dunn & Blake Morrison in conversation - Gower St

 Mon, 05 Oct at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 7 to 20

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

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

Ana Paula Maia and Lucy Popescu in conversation - Islington

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 14

BRING YOUR BABY GUIDED LONDON WALK: "Hampstead: Home of Artists & Authors"

 Fri, 15 May at 11:00 am Outside Hampstead Tube Station GBP 24

Art Walks - Hampstead Vanished and Imagined

 Wed, 22 Jul at 11:00 am Burgh House GBP 9 to 12

Live!Ammunition! Filmmakers Pitching Competition

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

Forest of the Cosmos: Horror Slam

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm The Libra Theatre Cafe GBP 9

Climate Scriptwriting Workshop - June

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm The Hornbeam Community Centre CIC GBP 3 to 12

Chener Readings

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Chener Books Free

An Evening With Lucy Jane Wood - Putney

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 15

"Rough Magic" fireside story telling for adults for the Summer Solstice

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:30 pm Lesnes Abbey Lodge GBP 12

10 Years of Dead Ink Books: Foyles Summer Showcase

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 10

CUENTACUENTOS: EL TESORO DE LOS DINOSAURIOS

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Instituto Cervantes London Free

Cecilia Knapp in conversation with Monica Heisey

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Lala Books GBP 0 to 13

Peter Searles Solo Show

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Marylebone Theatre GBP 15

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