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Sat 19th Apr 25 00:00
This is your entry point for the BilliLit Flash Fiction competition.
Create a new, previously unpublished story of 500 words.
Submit your story by email to billilitbookfestival@gmail.com before the closing date of Saturday 19th April 2025.
In the main body of the email, include your name and contact details, but please ensure that the attached w...
Fri 25th Apr 25 19:00
BilliLit's Open Mic Poetry Night is a celebration of local poets and is open to all. Just sign in with the host on arrival for a chance to read your poems in a 5-minute slot.
From 7.30-9.30pm (with an interval where the Booklover's Bar will be open) there will be poems galore.
The evening will be hosted by Simon Zec, Sussex performance poet, poet...
Sat 26th Apr 25 09:30
Super Saturday at BilliLit sees more than 10 different festival authors in conversation throughout the day., from 10-6pm
Local poet Simon Zec will introduce a range of writers including Peter Gladwin, author of An English Vineyard Cookbook; Dee Blick, author of The Boutique; Abi Smith, celebrity ghost-writer; Iain Miskimmin, author of Not A Foot B...
Sat 26th Apr 25 20:15
Told through the eyes of a woman and a transgender woman, Mannequim explores how our voices are unheard in relationships and society at different stages of our lives. A story of friendship, communication, failure, love, loss, pain and self-discovery. Is it a play? Is it a poem? No! It?s a ploem, a unique mix of dialogue, contemporary prosetry and c...
Sun 27th Apr 25 09:45
Join bestselling authors Daisy White and Lisa Brace as they cover everything you need to know about setting yourself up for success, and getting your book published.
From putting together your submission package to agents, to avoiding the dreaded slush pile and advice on how to approach traditional and digital publishers, Lisa and Daisy will guide...
Sun 27th Apr 25 12:15
Join bestselling author and publishing industry expert Sara Starbuck as she shares how to keep the reader hooked for the duration of a novel. In this 1.5 hour workshop, you will explore ideas for how to structure a whole novel as well as looking at individual chapter structure and, in particular, the all-important first chapter. Come along with you...
Sun 27th Apr 25 14:15
Join poet Ted Gooda on a journey to poetic inspiration using objects and visual art to shape ideas. Expect some thought-provoking writing exercises in this 1..5 hour workshop.
Ted Gooda is a poet, playwright and ghostwriter whose poems have been widely published in journals and magazines. She has a poetry-based show at this year's Brighton Fringe...