London Literature Festival 2023 | What You Need to Know 📚

What is the London Literature Festival?

London Literature Festival unites readers of every age to celebrate the written and spoken word. It’s the longest-running celebration of the written and spoken word of its kind in the capital and 2023 marks its 16th edition.

Bringing together prestigious authors and rising literary stars, this year’s festival puts poetry front and centre with a celebration of spoken word led by George the Poet, and gala events to mark 70 years of our National Poetry Library.

Across its 11 days, the London Literature Festival will deliver a procession of household literary names, including Helen Oyeyemi, Bryan Washington, Teju Cole, Sandra Newman, Ian Rankin, Yu Miri and Adam Thirlwell. And they are more than ably flanked by a host of well-known stars swapping screens of various sizes for the page; icons such as Patrick Stewart, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kerry Washington, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, and Ed Gamble.

“London Literature Festival is a celebratory event for everyone to see shining new talent, hear from their favourite authors and enjoy our spaces with the free events on offer across the site.”

– Ted Hodgkinson, Head of Literature & Spoke Word at the Soutbank Centre

What is Black British Book Festival?

Black British Book Festival is taking place 27th-28th October 2023 and is a national one-day book festival celebrating black British authors across all genres. Now in it’s 3rd year, the BBBF is a showcase for the UK’s best authors and takes itself seriously as an educational platform to readers and writers, as well as searching and growing emerging talent.

As part of this years London Literature Festival celebration, there’s also going to be the Black British Book Festival at the same venue for the first time, featuring appearances from Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Gary Younge, Oti Mabuse, Clive Myhrie and Candice Braithwaite.

When is the London Literature Festival?

The London Literature Festival takes place 18th-29th October 2023.

Where is the London Literature Festival?

The London Literature Festical activities take place in across the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall, which are both part of the Southbank centre in London.

What Is Happening at London Literature Festival?

There’s 60+ different activities happening for London Literature Festival, with a wide range of talks, workshops, exhibitions and panels across the whole week.

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