| North London Literary Festival | |
| Date: | 16 March 2017 |
| Ends: | 1 day event |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Venue: | Hendon Campus, College Building |
| Location: | Middlesex University |
| Country: | London |
| Years Active: | 1996-present |
| First: | 1996 |
| Founder Name: | Sue Gee |
| Last: | 13 March 2018 |
| Prev: | 23–24 March 2015 |
| Area: | Hendon, London |
| Leader Name: | Chris Callow Jr. |
| Sponsor: | Middlesex University |
The North London Literary Festival is an annual event held at Middlesex University and the surrounding areas of North London.[1] The event is student-led in order for them to gain key experience, and the festival is free to access for students and the public.[2]
Running annually since 1996,[3] the festival aims to celebrate literary works through pop-up readings by students around North London, as well as guest speakers and workshops at the Hendon campus of Middlesex University.[4]
Previous speakers include Justin Cartwright, Philip Hensher, AL Kennedy, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Andrea Levy, Andrew Motion, Jan Pienkowski, Lord Puttnam and Fay Weldon.
Notable speakers include: David Nicholls, author of One Day and Galaxy Book of the Year winner,[5] in 2014, and Dame Professor Carol Ann Duffy in 2015. In 2013, the festival secured a reading from horror novelist, James Herbert.[6] Noted as a ‘rare appearance’,[7] Herbert was set to discuss his latest work but unexpectedly died before the event.
The main three-day event is held in late March or early April each year. Aside from a number of notable speakers, the festival typically includes fiction and screen writing workshops, book signings and competitions.