This in-person festival will differ from the April festival (which consists of eight author panels) by concentrating on the nuts and bolts of publishing rather than genres.

4th October 2026 (Aylesbury, UK)

• 10am: expert talk – four cover designers and illustrators taking part
• 11am: mixed authors panel – four authors taking part including HJ Furl
• 12pm: expert talk – four editors taking part including SPBF founder Morgen Bailey (editing’s her day job)
• 1pm: Morgen will be hosting a short workshop (topic tba but an aspect of publishing) followed by a Q&A session (participants t.b.a.) talking about that aspect.
• 2pm: mixed authors panel – four authors taking part including Lesley Bootiman and Tony Ferguson.
• 3pm: expert talk – four marketing experts inc. social media gurus, website designers etc. taking part
• 4pm: mixed authors panel – four authors taking part including Karl W Newton and Phil Oddy.
• 5pm: expert talk – four publishers taking part

If you are a self-published author or provide any of the services above (or another!) to self-published authors, please see the Participate page.