Smithdown Litfest

01/10/2026

Liverpool, 21st October. BOOK LAUNCH ALERT! Join us for an evening of noirish near-future thrills about obsession, connection and penance, where human and machine bleed into one.

Matt Hill talks about "Wrecks", his new thriller about hero worship, guilt and gigwork in an age of algorithms.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/researchinstituteforliteratureandculturalhistory/2430002

Wrecks, the new novel by Matt Hill, is a noirish thriller about hero worship, guilt and gigwork in an age of algorithms.

01/10/2026

Liverpool, Monday 19th October - Join Santilla Chingaipe, filmmaker, historian and author, for a groundbreaking history of Australia’s forgotten Black convicts.

Join Santilla Chingaipe, filmmaker, historian and author, for a groundbreaking history of Australia's forgotten Black convicts.

04/09/2026

Calling book lovers and writers in Liverpool - don't miss this great event at the Athenaeum on the 23rd September!! Escape to Italy with historical fiction author Anita Chapman 😃📖👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/escape-to-italy-at-the-athenaeum-tickets-1998212548523

24/04/2026

Don't miss the new play by acclaimed local playwright (and long-term Smithdown Litfest supporter and volunteer!) Carol Maginn. Book your tickets now for this entertaining dark comedy at The Hope Street Theatre 15 - 17 May 👇

https://tinyurl.com/dearestplay