The Maidstone LitFest features writers from a variety of genres with talks and readings from poetry to sci-fi, adult children's literature to biography. There are also opportunities to meet an agent, learn about self-publishing, tour archives and lots more.

Price
Free and ticketed events.

Runtime
1st to 11th October 2026
Times vary - provisional on our calendar.

Picture Credit: © maidstonelitfest.org.

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