Birmingham Lit Fest Presents….

After 2 years of online or dispersed events, the National Writers’ Conference returned in July 2022 in Birmingham. This podcast is a snapshot of a friendly day of writers sharing their tips and experiences of how to have and maintain a writing career.

Show Notes

On 9 July 2022, Writing West Midlands hosted its annual National Writers’ Conference in Birmingham, the first time back to a full programme of events since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through panel events, networking sessions, informal and formal meetings, over 150 emerging writers came together to learn from established writers, producers, editors, agents and literature professionals including Kasim Ali, David Chikwe, Maeve Clarke, Lindsay Davis and Gillian McAllister.
Hosted by Jonathan Davidson from Writing West Midlands.

What is Birmingham Lit Fest Presents….?

The Birmingham Literature Festival Podcast - Welcome to the very first Birmingham Literature Festival podcast, bringing writers and readers together to discuss some of 2020’s best books. Each Thursday we’ll be releasing new episodes of the podcast, including wonderful discussions about writing, poetry, big ideas and social issues. Join us each week for exciting and inspiring conversations with new, and familiar, writers from the Midlands and beyond.