Book Fair Program
Multicultural Book & Poetry Fair, Conway Hall
Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL
This year’s programme features a wide range of publishers and their authors reading in both the Brockway Room and the Bertrand Russell Room. Performances begin at 11:30am for one hour, with a second session at 1:30pm.
More readers will be announced soon as we continue to build an inspiring and diverse lineup.
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Saturday 5th Sept 2026
Brockway Room 1
Brockway Room and Bertrand Russell Room Running Order
MC Alain English
Provisional running Order
| Assorted Translations | Timothy Ades | 11:30am |
| Author | Edward Flood | 11:40 |
| Book Hill International | Sangita Swechcha | 11:50 |
| Author | George E Harris | 12pm |
| The Roaring Lion Newcastle | Tolutoludo | 12:10 |
| Goat star Books | Rafael & Kevin | 12:20 |
| Conscious Dream Publishing. | Danni Blechner | 12:30 |
| Mario Coelho | Illustrator | 12:40 |
| James A Smith | Author | 12:50 |
| 1pm break | ||
| Arbuthnott Books | 13:30 | |
| Meet Us and Eat Us | Liz Kendall | 13:40 |
| Kavita Kapoor | Author | 13:50 |
| Paradise Press | Micky Silver | 14:00 |
| Caecazan | Shadia | 14:10 |
| Stairwell Books | Alan Gillott | 14:20 |
| Poetry Translation Centre | Poets | 14:30 |
| Ketan Varia | Author | 14:40 |
| E Arnaud | Author | 14:50 |
| My Toto Books | Teresa Martini | 15:00 |
| Wendy Sacks Jones | Author | 15:110 |
Sarah Lloyd-Winder MC Bertrand Russell Room
11:30am
Each readers has max of 10 minutes slot
Provisional Running Order
Names approximate
| Sarah Lloyd-Winder | Intro 5 min | 11:35 |
| Sarah Lloyd Winder | storyteller | 11:40 -12:10 |
| Bettina Schroeder | Author | 12:10- 12:20 |
| Lawrence Blackman | Crunch | 12:20 – 12:30 |
| Stephen | Author | 12:30- 12:40 |
| Wendy Jones | SRL Publishing | 12.40- 1250 |
| Author | Sofia Robleda | 12.50 – 13:00 |
| Confingo Publishing | Roger Bygott | 13:00- 13:10 |
| Shearsman Books | Tony Frazer | 13:10- 13:20 |
| Break 13:30 | BREAK | 13.30 |
| Sarah Lloyd Winder | storyteller | 14:00 – 14:30 |
| Write Space Creative ltd | Mana & Robert | 14:30 – 14:40 |
| Bettina Schroeder | Author | 14:40 |
| Pol Publications | Shan & Lutfun Nahar | 14:40- 14:50 |
| Flame Tree Publishing | Olivia Jackson | 14:50- 15:00 |
| Madelyn Postman | Author | 15:00- 15:10 |
| WriteSpace Creative Ltd | Authors | 15:10- 15:20 |
| Open mic | till | Final set from Sarah |
| Sarah Lloyd Winder | storyteller | end |
Agenda Poetry 11:30 Brockway Room
rhyming translator-poet, is a Trustee of Agenda Editions, with two bilingual French books from Agenda: Storysongs/Chantefables for children, by Robert Desnos with art by Cat Zaza, and The Madness of Amadis, by Jean Cassou. He has awards for both poets, and for others, and is on Facebook and YouTube.
Agenda Poetry 11:30 Brockway Room
Elizabeth Barton is the Stanza Rep for Mole Valley Poets, in Surrey, and editor of their anthologies. She has a Cambridge degree and has lived in Madrid and Virginia, taught in secondary schools, and volunteered for overseas aid and environmental charities and for the Surrey Wildlife Trust. She reads from her debut pamphlet, If Grief were a Bird, 2022, from Agenda Editions.
Agenda Poetry 11:30 Brockway Room
Caroline Maldonado, poet & translator, lives in London and Italy, and was chair of the Trustees for Modern Poetry in Translation. Laura Fusco’s Liminal about refugees (followed by Nadir) won her a PEN (UK) Translates award; she translated Isabella Morra and Rocco Scotellaro; in Mirror and Stone she translates Michelangelo.
Liz Kendal
Brockway Room
Liz Kendall is a poet and non-fiction writer based in Surrey. With Vilma Bharatan she co-authored Meet Us and Eat Us: Food plants from around the world, which celebrates biodiversity in poetry, prose, and fine art photography. . For Meet Us and Eat Us and a free monthly newsletter visit meetusandeatus.co.uk, and to read a selection of Liz’s poems visit theedgeofthewoods.uk. She is on Instagram @meetusandeatus and Facebook @rowansarered.
Amy Neilson Smith
Amy is a poet & Director of A Blind Bit of Difference (Insta) inclusive arts charity (Arts Council/British Council). She’s led disability ‘Sensory Spoken Word’ projects in Brazil, Africa & Bangladesh – her book profits (#DarkMatter) go to #Leedo, a Bangladeshi orphanage! As an activist poet, Amy’s performed at #HouseOfCommons (Saudha Arts), Sensory Artist: #RoyalAcademy & #WestEnd in the #PoetryBrothel.
Molly Arbuthnott
PM Brockway Room
Molly Arbuthnott is a teacher, author, editor, and academic from Scotland. She is passionate about the promotion of children’s literature and has published seventeen award winning picture books. Molly crafts narratives based on people that have been important in her life and that are simultaneously honest and gentle, teaching children about empathy, teamwork and moral courage.
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Find out more about her writing through her website- www.mollyarbuthnott.co.uk
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