We look forward to seeing you at the Rugby Literary Festival from Friday October 23rd to Sunday October 25th 2026. On Saturday, we will be at the Book Fair at Rugby Library, and on Sunday, we are offering five free talks all about books.
Timetable for Sunday October 25th at Art at the Alex. Click on the links to reserve a place at these talks. They are all FREE.
11am How to set up a writing group – If you love writing, why not set up a group and share ideas with other budding writers? In this talk, leaders of the Rugby Cafe Writers tell the story of how their group was formed, how it is organised, and how they have published nine anthologies of their work, selling more than 1,000 books.
Noon How to write the Perfect Short Story – The Rugby Cafe Writers introduce their new anthology, Dive into a Story, which features the work of 33 local writers. Listen to short readings by some of the authors. Signed copies of the book will be available for only £6.
1pm How we wrote our first book – Join local authors Suzy Edney, David Bailey, Madalyn Morgan and Jeremy Scott as they talk about how they published their first books. What is the process from that first idea to opening that box full of new books? In a panel discussion hosted by writer Lindsay Woodward, the authors discuss the challenges and joys of getting into print for the very first time and answer your questions about becoming an author.
2pm Session by Phil – Outrageous Writing
3pm How to market your book – Lindsay
More news about the festival on this link.
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