BeaconLit 2024
What Went On
Marking ten years of in-person events, BeaconLit 2024 celebrated growth as much as it did literature.
New to the festival was a Poetry Circle and Writing Workshop, both well-recieved. Headliners were the internationally acclaimed MBE Adele Parks and bestselling crime author, Elly Giffiths.
Highlights
With over five million UK copies of her work being sold, hosting MBE Adele Parks at BeaconLit 2024 was a rare privilege. Many took the opportunity to speak with her one-on-one during her book signing session.
Having never run a Poetry Circle of Writing Workshop at BeaconLit before, there was some trepidation over their success. However, feedback has been excellent (centred around introspection and enjoyment) and the organisers are considering re-running them in some form for 2025.
The Programme
09:35-10:25 New Voices
- Claudia Cadette- Spectrum of Colours
- Amy Twigg- Spoilt Creatures
- Joanna Wallace- The Dead Friend Project
10:45-11:35 Adele Parks
In conversation with her husband on Just Between Us and thriller-writing
11:55-12:45 BeaconLit a la Carte
Simultaneous running of a:
- Poetry Circle- Will Burns, Robert Gainer and Olga Dermott Bond
- Writer’s Workshop- hosted by Claire Steele
13:30-13:40 Beacon Flash Winner Announced
Read to the end to learn more...
13:40-14:30 Daisy Goodwin
In conversation with Adina Campbell on Diva and her varied portfolio
14:50-15:40 Elly Griffiths
In conversation with Dave Sivers on The Great Deceiver and crime-writing
16:00-16:50 Catching Them Young
Harriet Queralt discusses YA Fiction with
- Eve Ainsworth- Kicking Off
- Ravena Guron- Catch Your Death
- Yasmin Rahman- Why is Nobody Laughing? Unfortunately not present on the day
BeaconFlash Winners
We’re delighted to announce that the winners of the Roy Chapman Ltd BeaconFlash story competition are as follows:
WINNER- Martin Barker with Dirty Little Words
- £75 plus up to 5,000 words critique (worth £100)
- Publication on www.beaconlit.co.uk
- Free entry to BeaconLit 2025.
Second Prize- Jane Ricot’s The Boy, the Canary and the Man
- £50 plus up to 4,000 words critique (worth £80)
- Publication on www.beaconlit.co.uk
- Free entry to BeaconLit 2025
Third Prize- Rachel Frost’s Lucky Man
- £25 plus up to 3,000 words critique (worth £60)
- Publication on www.beaconlit.co.uk
- Free entry to BeaconLit 2025.