The Horse and the Girl

We love hearing from Madeleine. As the founding Editor of Write On! magazine, published by Pen to Print, she’s always got great things to chat about. And when that chat is about her new books, we can’t wait to hear more. We caught up with her to talk about her latest poetry collection, The Horse […]

Vanguard Readings with Adrian Cross

Vanguard Readings is delighted to be invited once again to run an event at the Margate Bookie. We have held events for the Bookie every year and we are honoured to take part! This year, we are proud to present some of the latest cohort of Faber Academy debut novelists. Readers are on alphabetically, reading for around 10 minutes each. Readings start at 3:30pm. Free entry, all welcome. Hosted by Adrian Cross, the readers are: Giles Fraser, Laura Price, Rosalind Russell, Hannah Tovey and Susannah Wise. Adrian lives in London and loves Margate. He works in an advisory role with children in care and writes for the Times Educational Supplement and does live music reviews for Gigwise. He was a runner up in The Guardian’s Travel Writing Competition and his fiction has appeared in Dreamcatcher and Unthology 7. A philosophy grad, he’s also completed the MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College. He co-edited the #1 Vanguard Readings Short Story Anthology and is currently working on two novels; an urban comic thriller and a slice of fen noir. He’s a regular compere at the Margate Bookie and enjoys a tipple. Vanguard Readings, founded in 2011, is a platform for new writers & established authors to perform their work. Vanguard Editions, founded in 2014, is a specialist press with a commitment to diversity in writing and a strong visual identity.

It wouldn’t be Bookie without Vanguard. We’re so glad that year on year, they return to bring their incredible readings to our lit fest. We catch up with Adrian Cross, Bookie trustee and Vanguard host, to chat about what went on in his Vanguard Readings session at the June Bookie.           […]

Outsiders Welcome with Elise Valmorbida

Elise Valmorbida

We love having Elise Valmorbida at our lit fests, as she always brings something new and dynamic to the festival. The Outsiders Welcome creative writing workshop we had at our June Bookie was no exception. Margate Bookie chats with her about The Happy Writing Book and her event with us.           […]

The Breakup Monologues with Rosie Wilby

The Breakup Monologues front cover

The fantastic comedian and author Rosie Wilby took us into our Friday evening at the June Bookie. We catch up with her as she shares more about her latest book The Breakup Monologues and how her event went. What’s The Breakup Monologues all about? The Breakup Monologues is my second book and follows many years of research into […]

The Story is Everything launch with Andreas Loizou

The Story is Everything book cover

We loved the launch of Margate Bookie founder and CEO’s new book, The Story is Everything at our June lit fest. Read on for our chat with Andreas Loizou about his book writing journey and what went on at his event.               What’s The Story is Everything all about? […]

Life as a Debut Author with Chloe Timms

Front cover for Chloe Timm's book, The Seawomen, a blue background with an island appearing like a mermaid.

We’ve loved having Chloe Timms appearing at our events for years, and have thoroughly enjoyed watching her develop and grow as a writer and speaker. Now, we’re so proud to have seen her take centre stage in her own event at Margate Bookie. We catch up for a chat with Chloe about her chat with […]

The Open Arms Zine Live Launch with Justin Brown

From local Zine aspirations to wide-spread international successes, the Margate Bookie Zine has exploded onto the literary map, We speak with Lead Editor Justin Brown about the amazing journey the Bookie Zine has taken and what went on at the Live Launch.   What’s The Open Arms all about? The Open Arms Zine is the […]

Uncovering Past Lives with Emily Midorikawa

Long time Margate Bookie presenter and pal, Emily Midorikawa chats with Margate Bookie about her talk with Samantha Ellis on their written work and some of history’s greatest and overlooked women writers. We catch up with Emily to discuss this and what went on at her event.                 […]

The Waste Land with Richard Skinner

We’re chatting with Faber Academy Director of Fiction and novelist Richard Skinner about his event at the June Margate Bookie litfest. Keep reading for his review of The Waste Land performance and the ideas behind it.               What’s The Waste Land all about? Oooh, good question. Who knows? It […]

The Bookie Slam with Connor Sansby

The Bookie Slam poster

One of the cornerstones of the Margate Bookie litfest, The Bookie Slam always manages to bring dynamism, extraordinary performances and the top names in spoken word poetry. We check in with emcee and Slam host Connor Sansby to tell us what to expect.                 What’s the Margate Bookie […]