What's On 2025

Hitting the Kindle bestseller charts: How we turned our passion for writing into full-time careers

Saturday 4 October 2025

From Imagination to Page with children's author and illustrator Dapo Adeola

Saturday 4 October 2025

Children's author Nathanael Lessore at Maidstone LitFest

Saturday 4 October 2025

Good Anger – Sam Parker in conversation with Stuart Heritage

Saturday 4 October 2025

The Treasures: Harriet Evans in conversation with Helen Bell

Saturday 4 October 2025

Dan Abnett: Alien Worlds (and how to visit them)

Saturday 4 October 2025

Meet Me At Rainbow Corner: Celia Imrie and Fidelis Morgan in conversation

Sunday 5 October 2025

ARCHI'VE Imagined: Using the Kent Archives for Research (TALK AND TOUR)

Monday 6 October 2025

ARCHI'VE Imagined: Using the Kent Archives for Research (TALK ONLY)

Monday 6 October

Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers – Cocktails with Cally!

Monday 6 October 2025

Poetry Open Mic Evening hosted by Maggie Brookes, Nancy Charley & Martyn Crucefix

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives – Lucy Mangan in conversation with Dorothy Lehane

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Truth, Lies and Alibis: Holly Seddon and Nadine Matheson in conversation with Nicola Everett

Wednesday 8 October 2025

Behind Closed Doors – Claire Douglas in conversation

Thursday 9 October 2025

From Letters to Literature: Gill Hornby at the Archives

Thursday 9 October 2025

Unfinished Business: An Evening with Freya North

Friday 10 October 2025

Bishop Rose Hudson‑Wilkin – The Girl from Montego Bay

Friday 10 October 2025

Explore Your Story: Memoir Writing Workshop with Marnie Summerfield Smith

Saturday 11 October 2025

Scott Walker – The Eye of the Storm – Lessons From a Hostage Negotiator

Saturday 11 October

The Doctor Will See You Now – Dr Benji Waterhouse in Conversation

Saturday 11 October 2025

Suspense After Dark: Dinner with TM Logan and Tim Weaver

Saturday 11 October 2025