6. Sun 14th March 2027 Festival – Writing Life

The inaugural online ‘Self-Pub Fest’ festival was held on Sunday 25th January 2026 via individual hourly Zoom genre panels with up to six participating authors on each panel, each a different genre throughout the day. See the red link above for the details and recordings. Januarys hereafter will continue to be split into genre panels.

The second all-day online festival took place on Sunday 5th July 2026. Click that red link for the details and recordings. This day was about the nuts and bolts of publishing. Each July session will repeat this topic.

At the end of the final session on that day I announced that instead of every SIX months, the online all-days would be EVERY OTHER month, starting Sunday 13th September 2026 when we talked about the basics of creative writing). Most, if not all, will run on the SECOND Sunday of the month. So…

The full-day dates taken place were:

And upcoming are:

  • Sunday 8th November 2026: an online mix of authors and experts talking about the craft of creative writing
  • Sunday 10th January 2027: an online mix of author genre panels
  • Sunday 14th March 2027: an online mix of authors and experts talking about the writing life
  • Sunday 9th May 2027 (topic tba)
  • Sunday 11th July 2027 (nuts and bolts of publishing)
  • Sunday 12th September 2027 (topic tba)
  • Sunday 14th November 2027 (topic tba)
  • and so on…

The Sunday 14th March 2027 panels (each with five guest authors) will be:

  • 9.30am-10.30am: your author journey: how you came to be published ~ whether you are traditionally or self-published (or both) ~ the authors taking in part in this session will be listed here…

The access link to this session is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85415395201 (and the passcode is 930AM should you need it).

  • 11am-12pm: the best/worst thing about being an author: the authors taking in part in this session will be listed here…

The access link to this session is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87440245657 (and the passcode is 11AM should you need it).

  • 12.30pm-1.30pm: how do you market yourself/your books (social media etc): the authors taking in part in this session will be listed here…

The access link to this session is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83303204035 (and the passcode is 1230PM should you need it).

  • 2pm-3pm: online vs real life events: the authors taking in part in this session will be listed here…

The access link to this session is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81923320291 (and the passcode is 2PM should you need it).

  • 3.30pm-4.30pm: how do you find time to write?: the authors taking in part in this session will be listed here…

The access link to this session is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82145794237 (and the passcode is 330PM should you need it).

  • 5pm-6pm: what would you change about the publishing industry: the authors taking in part in this session will be listed here…

The access link to this session is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86578294720 (and the passcode is 5PM should you need it).

If you’d like to take part (in any of these events or in another way, e.g. moderate a panel, provide your expertise, or volunteer at our in-person festivals) email me, Morgen or see the Participate page.

If you’d like to simply watch ~ see the relevant Sunday’s page for the Zoom links.