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Tue 17 Nov · 19:30
The Betsey Book Quiz
The Betsey Trotswood · Clerkenwell
£5
Thursday · 19:00
ACF Translation Prize 2026 - Winners and Prize Ceremony Announcement
Austrian Cultural Forum London · South Kensington
Mon 22 Feb · 19:00
The Mainstage Prize
Riverside Studios · Hammersmith
Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
glut Short Prose Prize Party
Bàrd Books · Bow
£5
Sat31Oct
Sat 31 Oct · 17:00
Wasafiri: New Writing Prize 2026
Royal Festival Hall · South Bank
Tue27Oct
Tuesday · 17:15 · +2 dates
Poetry Group Meeting
All Saints Church Kingston · Kingston
Sun25Oct
Tomorrow · 18:00
Debut London Literature
Royal Festival Hall · South Bank
Sat24Oct
Tonight · 19:00
The 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony
Queen Elizabeth Hall · South Bank
Fri30Oct
Friday · 18:00
Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase
Royal Festival Hall · South Bank
Sat28Nov
Sat 28 Nov · 10:30
Café littéraire
Institut français — Cultural Centre · South Kensington
Free–£5
Sun08Nov
Sun 8 Nov · 19:30
The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Readings
Queen Elizabeth Hall · South Bank
Mon 9 Nov · 19:30
Booker Prize Watch Party @ The London Review Bookshop
London Review Bookshop · Bloomsbury
£7
Wed28Oct
Wednesday · 19:45
Service95 Book Club: Translated Fiction Showcase
Purcell Room · South Bank
Fri20Nov
Fri 20 Nov · 10:30 · +1 date
Young Adult Crime Fiction Fest
British Library · Camden
Sun01Nov
Sun 1 Nov · 16:00
The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist Readings
Purcell Room · South Bank
Tue 10 Nov · 18:30
Dare-Gale Press: New Poetry
The Horse Hospital · Bloomsbury
Free
Thu29Oct
Thursday · 17:45 · +4 dates
Central Library Reading Group
Bexley Central Library · Bexleyheath
Free
Friday · 19:00
The Keeper: Ana Huang in Conversation with Fee Mak
Emmanuel Centre · Westminster
£30
Friday · 14:00 · +1 date
Chelsea Rare Book Fair 2026
Chelsea Old Town Hall · Chelsea
Free–£10
Sun17Jan
Sun 17 Jan · 19:00
TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings
Royal Festival Hall · South Bank
Tue27Oct
Tuesday · 17:00
Literature for Change: The Case for Literary Research Across Languages and Cultures
Senate House · Bloomsbury
Sat 14 Nov · 16:00
BOOK LAUNCH: Introducing the Thomas Mann: Oxford World’s Classics Editions
Goethe-Institut London · South Kensington
£3–6
Tue27Oct
Tuesday · 18:30
Stories from Syria: Book Launch and Film Screening
The Arab British Centre · Fleet Street
£5
Sun22Nov
Sun 22 Nov · 11:00
Festival Service
St Columba’s Church of Scotland · Knightsbridge
Free
Wed 25 Nov · 19:00
Leggiamo: Italian Words and Wine
Ladbroke Hall · North Kensington
£18
On now21Oct
On now · until 1 Nov
London Literature Festival Book Swap
Royal Festival Hall · South Bank
Free
Wed 25 Nov · 15:00
An intersectional exploration of violence in literature
Kilburn Library · Kilburn
Sat24Oct
Today · 12:00
A Celebration of British Somali Poetry
Purcell Room · South Bank
Wednesday · 20:00
Annual Prize Giving & LHS Gardeners’ Question Time
The Old Library · West Norwood
Today · 16:30
Elif Shafak
Wimbledon High School · Wimbledon
£25–35
Tue 3 Nov · 18:30
Luke Kennard
Owl Bookshop · Kentish Town
£7–22.49
Sat24Oct
Today · 11:00
Poetry Day!
Queen Elizabeth Hall · South Bank
Free
Wed28Oct
Wednesday · 11:00
Go Africa Open Book at the Library
Central Library · Highbury
Fri30Oct
Friday · 19:45
The Funny Business of Serious Literature
Purcell Room · South Bank
Sat30Jan
Sat 30 Jan · 20:00
For the Love of Great Writing: The TLS at 125
Queen Elizabeth Hall · South Bank
Sun25Oct
Tomorrow · 14:00
Shakespeare Reading Group: The Winter's Tale
The All Good Bookshop · Crouch End
Free
Sat28Nov
Sat 28 Nov · 11:00 · +1 date
Irish Writers' Weekend
British Library · Camden
Sat24Oct
Today · 15:00
Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Royal Festival Hall · South Bank
Mon26Oct
Monday · 14:00 · +5 dates
Belsize book club
Belsize Community Library · Hampstead
Thursday · 19:30
Sarah Dunant — The Marchesa
Keats Community Library · Hampstead
£12