Literary Programme
Inside the 2026 literary programme
How the festival year is structured, from the opening ceremony through the monthly featured-author cycles running to August 2026.
12 January 2026 · 5 min read
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Writing, reading and the festival programme
Programme notes, conversations with featured authors and practical craft advice from the DprimeLit editorial desk.
Literary Programme
Literary Programme
How a live session is built, step by step
From first briefing call to published recording — the production process behind every DprimeLit author conversation.
3 February 2026 · 4 min read
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What the portfolio actually does for your book
A plain explanation of how the festival portfolio works, who reads it, and how to make your listing earn its place.
9 March 2026 · 4 min read
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Choosing between Digital Placement and Virtual Participation
An honest comparison of the two festival routes, what each one includes, and which kind of author each suits.
6 April 2026 · 4 min read
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How featured authors are chosen and scheduled
What the festival looks for, how months are allocated, and why dates are agreed one author at a time.
20 April 2026 · 4 min read
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Author Interviews
Interview: writing a novel across two countries
A featured author on drafting between two homes, translating place onto the page, and why distance sharpened the book.
27 January 2026 · 6 min read
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Interview: from short stories to a first novel
One of our featured authors on the shift from stories to long form, and the habits that survived the move.
18 February 2026 · 5 min read
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Interview: learning to edit your own work
A featured author on self-editing, professional editors, and the difference between cutting and flattening.
24 March 2026 · 5 min read
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A conversation about first novels and second drafts
Festival authors on what they learned writing a debut, and what they would do differently next time.
4 May 2026 · 5 min read
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Writing across borders: authors on place and distance
Festival participants discuss writing about home from a distance, and writing about places they have only visited.
18 May 2026 · 4 min read
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How authors prepare for a festival interview
What experienced festival participants do in the week before a live session, and what they stopped doing.
1 June 2026 · 3 min read
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Writing Tips
Five things to prepare before your first festival interview
A short, practical checklist covering your opening line, your themes, and the questions you should hope to be asked.
19 January 2026 · 3 min read
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Writing the second draft without losing your voice
How to revise structurally while keeping the sentences that made you write the book in the first place.
10 February 2026 · 4 min read
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Building a writing routine that survives a real life
Small, repeatable habits beat heroic weekends — a look at routines that hold up around work and family.
2 March 2026 · 4 min read
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Reading aloud as an editing tool
The simplest revision technique there is, and the specific problems it catches that silent reading hides.
30 March 2026 · 3 min read
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Building a writing routine that survives a busy life
Practical scheduling advice for writers with jobs, families and no uninterrupted mornings.
15 June 2026 · 4 min read
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Writing dialogue that sounds like people
Why most stiff dialogue is a structure problem rather than a wording problem, and how to fix it.
29 June 2026 · 3 min read
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Preparing your book for a festival listing
The cover, blurb and biography choices that decide whether a browsing reader stops at your card.
13 July 2026 · 4 min read
Read article →A literary programme blog for working authors
If you are an author looking for a literary programme, an international book festival or a virtual author event that can put your work in front of new readers, this blog is written for you. We share how the DprimeLit Literary & Arts Festival selects and features authors, what happens in a live virtual reading, and how writers from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and Europe use festival placement to grow their readership.
Our author interviews go behind the books on the programme, while our writing tips cover practical topics: preparing a reading, building an author platform, pitching your book, and promoting a new release without a large budget. Whether you are a debut novelist, a poet or a memoirist, you will find guidance you can use today.
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