What’s On

Please Note: This What’s On section lists literary events across Wales and beyond, with the majority run by organisers not directly linked with Literature Wales.

Sat 3 Oct

Better Read Book Fest

The UK’s first literary festival dedicated solely to books focused on personal development, mental health and emotional wellbeing, and their authors…

Sat 3 Oct

Monmmouth Festival of Stories

Gather Round: Monmouth Festival of Stories 2–4 October 2026

Sun 4 Oct

Charlie Higson: King Zero

Bond is back in a new novel from bestselling author Charlie Higson, creator of The Fast Show and the Young Bond books.

Mon 5 Oct

Irie’s Spoken Word Open Mic with guest poet Rishi Dastidar

🎤 Join Gareth James for Irie’s Spoken Word Open Mic with celebrated poet, Rishi Dastidar, for an evening dedicated to poetry and prose.

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Thu 1 Oct - Thu 29 Oct

Jack Moyse: A Sorry State

Oriel SplojMachynlleth

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£50

Sat 3 Oct

Better Read Book Fest

St Mary's Priory HallAbergavenny

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£14

Sat 3 Oct

Monmmouth Festival of Stories

www.gather-round.ukMonmouth,

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Fri 9 Oct - Sun 11 Oct

Gŵyl Cynhaeaf Arall

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Mon 12 Oct

Griffin Books presents... Russell T Davies

Memo Arts CentreBarry

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Free

Wed 14 Oct

Jane Fraser Talk

Taliesin Arts CentreSWANSEA

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£8.50 (£1.50 booking fee)

Fri 16 Oct

Queer Lit Quarterly (QLQ)

Aberystwyth Arts CentreAberystwyth

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£30 +VAT

Tue 20 Oct

TLC Conscious Writing Month 2026

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£399-£500

Wed 21 Oct

Self Editing Fiction Course

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From £5

Thu 22 Oct

Stephen Payne: The Late Guest (GRIFFIN BOOKS AFTER HOURS)

Griffin Books Penarth

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Free

Wed 28 Oct

The Rhys Davies Short Story Anthology 2026 - Book Launch

WaterstonesSwansea

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