Bestselling authors from a wide range of genres will be talking to audiences about their work during this year’s Dudley Writers’ Festival.

Taking place throughout June in Dudley’s libraries, the 2026 line-up includes one of the most borrowed authors from UK libraries Rosie Goodwin, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling crime and thriller writer Gillian McAllister, bestselling romantic comedy writer Christie Barlow, film director, screenwriter and novelist Tim Sullivan and multi-million selling crime novelist Simon McCleave.

They are joined by Magpie trilogy and psychological thriller author Mark Edwards, Sunday Times bestselling crime writer Jo Callaghan, Financial Times Best Summer Thriller writer Natalie Marlow, multi-million selling DI Kim Stone author Angela Marsons and award-winning historical fiction writer Elizabeth O’Connor.

The 2026 event has been developed in partnership with The National Year of Reading, and all events are free to attend but spaces are limited and booking is essential. To reserve a seat, visit better.org.uk/dudleywritersfest.