Earlybird tickets for the London Festival of Writing 2024 are now on sale!

Hi,

Good news! We'll be returning this year for our best-ever Festival Of Writing, live in London, and earlybird tickets are officially on sale. There are only 50 of these discounted earlybird tickets available. Once they're gone, it'll go back up to full-price, so get in quick!

Join us Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 June 2024, for one weekend only: attend workshops, enter life-changing competitions, and meet literary agents and fellow writers in-person.

GET YOUR EARLYBIRD TICKET NOW

Full weekend tickets include:

Workshops with best-selling authors covering everything from plotting to working with small presses, from writing for younger audiences to creating a self-publishing business plan
2 x literary agent or book doctor one-to-one sessions
Buffet lunches on both days, plus tea, coffee and snacks throughout the day
A three-course gala dinner on Saturday evening
Entry into Friday Night Live

We also have three bursaries available to help with the cost of tickets.

Featuring...

Vaseem Khan

Keynote speaker: The Five Magic Ingredients To Writing A Bestseller

Vaseem is no strangeR to the bestseller list. His debut, "The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra," was named among the Sunday Times' 40 best crime novels (2015-2020). With two award-winning series and translations in 17 languages, he was elected the first non-white Chair of the UK Crime Writers Association in 2023. Now, he brings his wealth of knowledge to you.

Graham Bartlett

Criminally Good: Writing Authentic Policing & Crime Scenarios

Starting with a gruesome murder, Graham will take you through the first 24 hours of a homicide enquiry. He’ll talk forensics, fast-track enquiries and the hunt for a killer. Then you’ll learn how to write authentic protagonists, antagonists and their supporting cast as well as plausible police dialogue.

Philippa East

Understanding Genre Conventions

Unlock the essential cheat-sheet to planning, writing and editing your next masterpiece with this deep dive into story genre. Discover the secrets of the core story “types” so that every tale you tell will perfectly satisfy your readers.

Silé Edwards

Perfect Your Query Letter

Who else is better placed to give you cutting-edge insight into your query letter than a practicing literary agent? In this session, Silé Edwards will live-critique a selection of pre-submitted query letters and offer actionable advice for improvement.

Imran Mahmood

Designing Your Novel For TV & Film

It’s something highly coveted by authors: a TV or film deal. But how can we increase the likelihood that our book will get picked up for an adaptation? Should we be honing our screenwriting skills and adapting our own work for screen? Imran Mahmood will share his key tips to seeing your books make it to the screen.

Marve Michael Anson & Rebecca Hilsdon

Keynote Speaker - The Realities of Being An Author

Join author Marve Michael Anson, her editor Rebecca Hilsdon and Debi Alper as we discuss just what it means to be an author; the highs, the lows and everything in between.

... and so many more!

To discover the full line-up for this year, download our 2024 festival brochure.

SEE FULL LINE-UP

Since 2010, over 300 writers per year have flocked to the festival for our action-packed weekend of writing workshops - and spots for 2024 are going fast. Spark new ideas, listen to inspiring speakers, and connect with a like-minded community of writers. Get your discounted earlybird ticket before they run out!

If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch with us at info@jerichowriters.com.

See you soon!

Becca Day

Head of Membership and Festival Director