Here are photos of some of the amazing writers and enthusiastic audiences that were part of Birmingham Literature Festival 2026. 

All images are (c) Hank & Margot UK

Isabel Waidner
John Grindrod
Margaret Busby: Part of the Story
Booker Prize shortlisted authors, M. John Harrison and Luke Kennard
Sathnam Sanghera with Pete Paphides
Lauren Mooney
Character Driven Playwriting Workshop
Clive Judd, Festival Programmer 2026
Matthew Rice
Morag Rose Walkshop
Different Ways Of Seeing Workshop
On Style Workshop
Witing Place, Writing Ourselves Workshop
Daisy Dixon
Cathy Rentzenbrink Book Signing
The Journey To Publication with Liam Brown
Festivalgoers
The Studio
Zakia Sewell: Finding Albion
Kate Lister Book Signing
Ibtisam Azem
Bradley Taylor, Birmingham Poet Laureate
Keith Kahn-Harris
Voce Books
Deepa Anappara
Books Bab
Courttia Newland with Casey Bailey
Sufiyaan Salam, Laura Blake and Manish Chauhan with Sana Goyal
Taylor Burns and Keiran Goddard with Clive Judd
Thomas Glave
Brett Westwood, Gregory Leadbetter and Paul Evans Book Signing
The Jazz Club
Verve at BLF
Birmingham Literature Festival Team
Liz Berry with Sing Out of Trouble Choir
Urban Sermon, Birmingham Cathedral