Opportunities for Writers
Raising Spirits under the Setting Sun: A Halloween Literary Walk
Sunday 1 November, 3.00p;m - 4.30pm, statring at the MK Rose; Free, no booking required
In myth and legend, ancient or mysterious things start to emerge as the sun begins to set. Even in the newest, most modern places, spirits lurk under the surface. Send us your spooky poems or flash fiction inspired by the public art in Campbell Park, and we'll select a haunting dozen to be read during the walk. Entries close 16 October.
MinK2027 Creative Writing Competition: In These Shoes
Entries close: 18 January 2027; £5/£3 - free for under 20s
The theme for our next Writing Competition is In These Shoes. If stories - true or fictional - take their characters from A to B, most of them have something on their feet. To follow their stories is to travel in their shoes. Cash prizes and publication chances for poetry, flash and non-fiction writers from Bucks, Beds and Northants writers.
The Raising Voices Project: Open Submissions
Ongoing
Our Raising Voices Project is collecting and curating poems, short stories and creative non-fiction that relates to or has been inspired by specific locations in the Milton Keynes city area, building an online interactive audiovisual StoryMap to captures the raised voices of our community. Submissions are open now.
Milton Keynes Indie Book Fair 2027
Date and Location tbc
Indie Book Fair will be back again in 2027 after a triumphant festival in 2026 with a hundred independently published authors and small presses introducing their work to whole new audiences, along with signing, readings and a day's programme of events for children. Author waiting list registrations for 2027 are open now.