Celebrate the award-winning writing talents of the west midlands at Dudley borough libraries this June.

The new book festival, based in the heart of the Black Country, will see debut, up-and-coming and established West Midlands authors joining up and performing at libraries across the borough.

For those that can’t get to the venue, some of the talks will be virtual. They'll be sharing the behind the scenes of what it's like to become a published author, what inspires their work, and how they keep the west midlands at their hearts. 

Running from 8 until the 22 June, the festival will feature crime and thriller authors Lindsey Davis, Priscilla Masters, Natalie Marlow, Caz Frear and Angela Marsons; family saga authors Annie Murray and Joanna Toye; romance writers Miranda Dickinson, Sally Jenkins and Suzan Holder and fiction writer Mike Gayle among others. Stephanie Rhoden, Dudley partnership manager at GLL, said:

“We’re so proud to be hosting the borough’s first ever Writer’s Festival. We have a host of writers from many different genres coming to talk about their work and their process.

“All of our libraries are taking part, so wherever you live in the borough you’ve the chance to attend an event at your local library. All events are free and tickets are going fast so make sure you book yours ahead of time either at your local library, over the phone or online.”

For details of the full programme head to better.org.uk.