Smithdown Litfest

Liverpool's Year Round Literary Festival. Events and tickets:

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

We're very excited to announce our first event of 2026 is "AN EVENING WITH ROGER McGOUGH" @UlletRoadChurch on Saturday 24th January. Don't miss this special event - tickets now on sale and going fast!

https://t.co/O2wsoSIcCH

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Calling budding writers in #Liverpool primary schools in L8, L15, L17 and L18 postcodes. Write a book review and you could win book vouchers for you and your school!
https://t.co/8fRne859jV @Liverpoollib

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Read all about our line-up for September's Smithdown Litfest in @ArtsCityLpool 👇

https://t.co/qx3HnNnaay

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Keegan: The Man Who Was King. Join author and journalist Anthony Quinn talking to @mrs1nil about his new book on the peaks and troughs of Kevin Keegan’s career. Tickets now available!

https://t.co/P0ET8BuCRx

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Graves and Echoes: The Characters of Toxteth Park Cemetery. Join local author JP Maxwell for a tour of some of the fascinating characters from Liverpool's history. Last few tickets remaining!

https://t.co/O6hlgNUeWY

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Liverpool Memories: A Century of Liverpool on Film. An opportunity to see rare film footage of Liverpool from Victorian times to the 1980s. Includes Sefton Park in the 1930s, Liverpool during WW2, the Swinging ’60s,
1980s and more!

https://t.co/dOayUvRLFi

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Discover the untold secrets of the places that inspired the Brontë sisters and their novels. Special Litfest event at @The_Palmhouse with Ann Dinsdale, Principal Curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum and bestselling Brontë biographer Sharon Wright.

https://t.co/FkAu1traJ0

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#Liverpool Memories: A Century of Liverpool on Film. Special Smithdown Litfest screening of rare footage of Victorian Liverpool, Sefton Park in 1930s, WW2, International Garden Festival + more. Screening Sept 27th. Sign up for alerts when booking opens: https://t.co/hd17lPwr5h

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Thrilled to announce a special event with Sir Michael Palin for the @smithdownlit on September 26th in #Liverpool . Full details and ticket sales coming v soon. Sign up to the newsletter for alerts as soon as booking opens! https://t.co/hd17lPwYUP @PenguinUKBooks
@HutchHeinemann

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Anthony Quinn talks to @mrs1nil in #Liverpool about his book on #Klopp and the 2019-2020 season. 8pm Saturday 28th September. Tickets 👇 @LivEchoLFC @LFC @TheAnfieldWrap

https://t.co/QK61x55k2C

[James Crossland @DrJCrossland]

Ahead of the release of "Rogue Agent" next week, I'll be on #skynews breakfast in about 40mins, talking about my man - Robert Bruce Lockhart.
@eandtbooks @LJMUImpact #History #booktwt #rogueagent #spy

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Thanks to @ArtsCityLpool for showcasing all of the great events we have at the Smithhdown Litfest this year! 👇😃📚

https://t.co/mg1SPU9cR1

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Calling all #CrimeFiction #writers in #Liverpool area. Write better crime fiction with advice from the experts! Former police officer and former US detective tell you how did get the facts in your fiction right. Book your place on this unique workshop now!
https://t.co/4reyAO2ocY

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Anthony Quinn talks to @mrs1nil in #Liverpool about his book on #Klopp and the 2019-2020 season. 8pm Saturday 28th September. Tickets 👇 @LivEchoLFC @LFC @TheAnfieldWrap

https://t.co/QK61x55k2C

[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Join historian @FernRiddell @The_Palmhouse #Liverpool on Thursday 26th September for the fascinating, never-before-told story of radical #suffragette Kitty Marion, including her attack on the Palm House!

Tickets now available.

https://t.co/gQYgPosLt9

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[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Join @murphynovels talking all things #crimefiction including her latest novel BLOOD DEBT with @DJSellersAuthor at Toxteth Library #Liverpool on Wednesday 25th September.

Tickets now available!

https://t.co/gruOwUgJMM

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[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

Don't miss #Klopp : My Liverpool Romance with writer Anthony Quinn in conversation with @mrs1nil at Mossley Hill Church #Liverpool on Saturday 28th September.

Tickets now available!

https://t.co/zosBzHN43Z

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Join us for An Evening with @AnnCleeves in the beautiful @UlletRoadChurch in #Liverpool on Friday 27th September.

Tickets available now!

https://t.co/b8X2LK8sed

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[Smithdown Litfest @smithdownlit]

We are excited to launch ticket booking for this year's Smithdown Litfest!

Our great guest authors include @AnnCleeves @murphynovels @FernRiddell

#crimefiction #history #sport #poetry #creativewriting and more!

See the full line-up here: https://t.co/XKiReWk9rj

[Dr John Maguire/ArtsGroupie @JohnnieMaguire]

Did you miss our SOLD-OUT 4th of July weekend American History Walking Tours?
Do not worry - we have added two more dates:

Sat 27th July – 10:30am
Sat 21st Sep – 10:30am

@TicketQuarter
Merseytrails HERITAGE WALKING TOURS are running all summer long.
https://t.co/ZR912P9zHn