Having searched on Google for ‘book festival Aylesbury’, I discovered a site called YoTix was leading enquirers to the (official) EventBrite . Thank you!
The EventBrite ticket link is https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/self-publishing-book-festival-aylesbury-tickets-1828267319769.
Please note this is a ticket-only event. Ticket sales close 6pm the evening before, Saturday 25th April.
Yes, we have new pages. My brain was whirring at 5.30am this morning so I went on the laptop and created some new pages.
Firstly there’s now a new Calendar page which lists all the upcoming Monday Mini-fests and The T&T Panels in one place, to save you looking at both pages… unless you want more information, then you can click on the relevant date’s link.
As Calendar sub-pages, there are also:
and I’ll be adding the links (and more events) to those when I have time. <laughs>
There’s also now a Links page which lists some (again, still in development) writing groups (including the brilliant New Street Authors), magazines and organisations.
As if that’s not enough (my brain was in overload!) under the Information page, there’s now a sub-page for Writing Competitions & Opportunities.
Following on from the first T&T panel which took place on Thursday 12th March…
On Thursday 19th March, crime novelist AA Abbott and I discussed the price of eBooks; what we’re prepared to pay for them and the price we should charge for ours.
The recording from this session is below. (If you’d like to share it, the link is https://youtu.be/tl1uKS5b5gg.)
If you’d like to take part in any of these sessions, do take a look at the other topics on The T&T Panels page, and there’s also the weekly Monday Mini-fests. The Participate page outlines the process of getting involved.
These are free events but we’re raising money for book charities local to the Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire, England) area and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.
Every Monday up to six self-published authors and/or self-publishing experts discuss a variety of topics ~ see the main Monday Mini-fest for details. These will all be moderated by Morgen so the participants have the opportunity to chat fully. If you would, go to the Participate page for details and/or email Morgen for the information pack.
On Monday 16th March 2026 @ 12pm (UK time), the panel listed below talked about plots: in our writing, the books we read, films we see, and more…:
The recording from this panel session is below…
These are free events but we’re raising money for local libraries and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.
Yes, the first T&T panel took place this Thursday 12th March.
We were going to talk about the authors’ writing journeys but we cover that topic in the author spotlights on YouTube so a variation is ‘No man is an island… how life and writing affect each other’ was suggested by Andrea D Woolhead who joined me and Alastair McIver.
The recording from this session is below. If you’d like to take part in future sessions, do take a look at the other topics on The T&T Panels page, and there’s also the weekly Monday Mini-fests. The Participate page outlines the process of getting involved.
These are free events but we’re raising money for book charities local to the Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire, England) area and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.
I’ve just joined New Street Authors (https://newstreetauthors.com) which quite a few of the Self-Pub Fest authors belong to. It runs online 7-8pm(ish) UK time every Thursday so would clash with the T&T panels.
I’ve therefore brought them forward to 6pm (finishing around 6.40pm) which also means I can add extra dates so they don’t clash with another writing group I already belong to.
See https://self-pub-fest.co.uk/the-t-and-t-panels for all the topics and dates.
Yes, Beth, Graeme and I had a lovely chat, for just under an hour, about book and film locations.
You can watch the recording below and the previous sessions (and 66 author spotlights!) on my YouTube channel.
If you’re an author (self- or traditionally published), wannabe, reader or provide author services (with a website!) – take a look at The T&T Panels, starting this Thursday!
Yes, from 16th March the Monday Mini-fests panels will be gathering at midday (noon UK time) hereafter. I’ve been blocking off the mornings to write so want to continue this on a Monday.
I initially staggered the sessions from 8am (Feb) to 9pm (May) to cater for different timezones but we had so few overseas (non-UK) attendees that it didn’t seem to matter. Plus all the sessions are recorded and put on YouTube but you do miss the chance to ask questions in the chat.
And it leaves my evenings clear for family time… who doesn’t want that!
How did the Monday Mini-Fests come about?
During the first online all-day... actually, soon after it started… I thought what a shame it would be if it only ran once every six months so it’s going to be a regular thing.
Every Monday there are up to five authors and/or self-publishing experts in each session talking about a variety of topics ~ see the dates below. These will all be moderated by Morgen so the participants have the opportunity to chat fully. Authors: If you would, go to the Participate page for details and/or email Morgen for the information pack.
These are free events but we’re raising money for local libraries and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.
As with Sunday 25th January’s all-day festival, every session will be live and the recordings put on YouTube and added to the relevant listing. Forthcoming dates are listed below ~ with the relevant author pages when they’re booked ~ and when the recordings are ready they’ll be uploaded to YouTube and embedded on the relevant dated and authors’ pages.
Yes! More free opportunities for authors! The T&T Panels is born!
Following the success (and we’re only four weeks in) of the Monday Mini-fests and the (64 to-date!) author spotlights I also host on my YouTube channel, plans are afoot to add more opportunities for authors – because I’m a glutton for publishment… (do check out Graham Smith‘s fabulous Crime & Publishment weekends!).
Although the original intention was to highlight self-published authors, we could all do with exposure because few publishers do ALL of our marketing, don’t they. So I will be running extra Zoom panels on most Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6-6.40pm UK time – because I’ve found that evenings are better for most than the daytime) including discussions between traditionally published and self-published authors. See The T&T Panels page for more details.
Email me (NB Morgen with an ‘e’) if you’re interested in taking part.
On Monday 2nd March 2026 the panel listed below talked about characters:
These are free events but we’re raising money for local libraries and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.
You can watch the recording below and the previous/later sessions (and 66 author spotlights!) on my YouTube channel…