Margate Bookie
the friendly lit fest by the sea
A new year brings new seaside adventures and opportunities for our amazing creative communities.
Here at Margate Bookie, we’ve got loads lined up for you in 2023, so stay tuned here and on our social media for more exciting news from the friendly lit fest by the sea.
A timeline of the Margate Bookie Slam and the Kent Poetry Championship
The Margate Bookie Poetry Slam has been a popular headliner of our litfest since the very beginning, combining poetry with the drama of a live contest. 10 poets battle...
More Info »ABOUT US
The Margate Bookie was set up Andreas Loizou in 2015, A registered charity and lit fest, we’ve grown from a single afternoon in a disused warehouse to a four day festival, creative writing course host, a global Zine project, and workshop facilitator.
New Publishers
New Publishers is a free programme designed to show a new generation of upcoming writers and artists what it takes to put together creative works in the exciting world of publishing. Sponsored...
More Info »Down from London: Seaside Reading in the Railway Age
When we think about beach reading, we often imagine someone on holiday, looking for a book to help them ‘get away from it all.’ The seaside holiday really took off...
More Info »Local artists create shrines to authors during literary festival
Unique ‘shrines’ to a group of authors and their work will be created during next month’s Margate Bookie literary festival. On Saturday 29 September, local artist Elspeth (Billie) Penfold and...
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