Romantic Novelists’ Association — Genre network; author events; awards and professional opportunities. Genre/audience fit: Romance and romantic fiction. Pitch: Ask which current event, award or member opportunity fits the author. Check eligibility, entry/membership fees and deadlines separately.
Bradford Literature Festival — 2027 author talks; panels; community-facing literary events. Genre/audience fit: Broad fiction; diverse voices, international perspectives and ideas. Pitch: Ask the team to route an author/programme proposal. Include a compelling discussion idea, audience, book publication details and author availability.
Manchester Literature Festival — Author events; commissions and festival conversations. Genre/audience fit: Literary and international fiction; socially engaged and diverse voices. Pitch: Send a specific programme idea with UK publication details, author availability and audience rationale. Ask for the relevant programmer.
Polari Literary Salon — Readings; touring literary events; prize-route enquiries. Genre/audience fit: LGBTQ+ fiction and queer writing. Pitch: Use the published contact route to ask where to send a salon/reading proposal. Distinguish event enquiries from prize submissions and follow the relevant current rules.
Hay Festival — Hay-on-Wye — 2027 author-event proposals. Genre/audience fit: Literary/commercial fiction; ideas-led author conversations. Pitch: The official contact page invites 2027 proposals by email. Send author biography, publication information, a distinct event concept and availability.
Henley Literary Festival — Author events and future programme proposals. Genre/audience fit: Broad fiction; authors suited to accessible live conversations. Pitch: Ask for programme routing and the next proposal window; provide a concise event concept, book/date, biography and availability.
Heron Books — Stocking; readings and intimate author events. Genre/audience fit: Literary and independent fiction; poetry crossover. Pitch: Pitch a specific fit for the shop’s curated audience, with author availability and complete UK book/trade details.
Truman Books — Author events; signings; stocking enquiries. Genre/audience fit: Broad fiction; Yorkshire and community connections. Pitch: Provide an event hook, Yorkshire/local relevance where available, author dates and ISBN/distribution/trade details.
Round Table Books — Inclusive-fiction stocking; author/community events. Genre/audience fit: Underrepresented voices, including Black/Global Majority, LGBTQIA+, disabled and neurodiverse authors. Pitch: Explain the title’s fit with the shop’s stated mission. Include ISBN, distributor, trade terms and a practical event idea. Confirm current venue/capacity.
Category Is Books — Stocking enquiries; author events and community connections. Genre/audience fit: LGBTQIA+ fiction and queer writing. Pitch: Email a clear queer-literature pitch with synopsis, format, ISBN, availability and trade terms. Ask about author-event suitability.