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The friendly litfest by the sea!
17-18 October 2026 The Margate Bookie is a registered charity (no.
1174819) which works to encourage a love of literature.

We have held a literary festival in Margate every August since 2015. Lovingly looked after by Andreas Loizou.

02/11/2026

A few highlights from this year’s headline talks at Margate Bookie. What a brilliant day it was! We’ll post more in the coming weeks but right now we just wanted to say a huge thank you to Maya Jordan, Sylvia Patterson, Gemma Cairney and Rebecca Perry for giving such insight into their writing.

19/10/2026

Our speakers were so generous with their time after their talks, meeting fans and signing books. The discussions continue well beyond the stage. Did you get a book signed?

18/10/2026

Brilliant day of workshops to finish this year’s Margate Bookie! So interesting and inspiring. Thank you to Nicola Wren, Kit Proudfoot, Bex Glendining and The School of Life.

18/10/2026

Final day of the festival! Our Write Up workshops are underway

18/10/2026

A few snapshots from yesterday at Turner Contemporary- what a fantastic day!

Maya Jordan and Sarah Bowman

The bookshop, which by the need of the day was almost completely sold out - thanks everyone who bought a book!

The queue at the beginning of the day

Sylvia Patterson and Sheryl Garratt

Sylvia Patterson and Sheryl Garratt

Gemma Cairney and Jacqueline Crooks

Gemma Cairney and Jacqueline Crooks

Rebecca Perry and Rachel Lang

Rebecca Perry and Rachel Lang

16/10/2026

Just a few tickets still available for this. Big one for music fans - don’t miss it!

15/10/2026

We have a handful of tickets left to see Maya Jordan discuss her acclaimed memoir Chopsy on Saturday. Book now at margatebookie.com

15/10/2026

Last night’s Local Writers Showcase kicked off this year’s festival fantastically! An amazing and eclectic groups of performers and the warmest, friendliest audience we could have hoped for. Ark looked absolutely beautiful too.

Jay Remmick reading from short story anthology Mixed Bag

Stephen Miller reading from science fiction novel Liberty

Tara Crowe reading from YA novel Little Mice

Fiona Rose reading from poetry anthology Defiance

Carol Cooper reading theatre monologue Going Postal: A Bad day for Cashier No. 3

Chris Horn reading from short story anthology 25bridges

Vanessa Bennett reading from historical fiction novel Digna Vox

Steven Quincey-Jones reading from YA novel Fishfolk

Poppy Cockburn reading from poetry collections Every time I meet you feels like doom and Naked Oyster

We’ll be back with more events this Saturday and Sunday. See our website for details.

14/10/2026

Ready for the Local Writers Showcase 🙌🏻

14/10/2026

How do you write for graphic novels? Award-winning writer and illustrator Bex Glendining will lead you through the process this Sunday.

The workshop will run through the basics of graphic novel script formatting and how images and text work together on the page. You’ll look at panel breakdowns, and be guided on how to identify key moments, convert dialogue to speech bubbles and action into manageable panels.

Last few tickets available now.

Address

The Rendezvous
Margate
CT95RH

Website

http://www.margatebookie.com/

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