26 Panel Discussions

Over 5000+ Attendees

30 Book Launches

32 workshops

5 YEARS

225 Speakers

130 Events

A PLATFORM FOR DIVERSE VOICES
& GLOBAL STORYTELLERS

Our Vision
The festival is built around three core values

Celebrating Diversity: Highlighting voices from varied cultural, social, and literary backgrounds.

Inspiring Future Generations: Encouraging young writers and readers to explore storytelling as a form of creative expression.

Fostering Connection: Bringing communities together through shared narratives, knowledge exchange, and collaboration.

Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we have had to reschedule the Piggot Theatre sessions, including the Panel Talks, Inspire Talks, and Q&A sessions .

Please note that the Masterclasses, Literary Agent sessions, Book Sales and the BOOK Launch will go ahead as planned.

In Partnership with the British Library

4th October 2025
(10:30am - 6:30pm )

AIM Literary Festival is the UK’s fastest-growing platform for global and diverse voices, with a distinct emphasis on South Asian narratives. Run in partnership with the British Library and powered by Author In Me, the festival is established as a (CIC). It champions purpose-led storytelling, and creates space for bold, authentic dialogue.

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In Partnership with Roald Dahl Museum

5th October 2025 (10:30am - 4:30pm)

Young Voices - AIM Literary Festival for Children. A festival for children, led by children.

Young Voices is our flagship initiative, where children aged 8 to 15 years become published authors, mentored by award-winning writers, guided with love and purpose.

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AIM Literary Festival 2025 Theme:
Challenge your Choices

Every story begins with a choice.

A word spoken or left unsaid. A path taken or refused. A truth confronted or buried.

In 2025, AIM Literary Festival invites readers, writers, and changemakers to explore the power and consequence of decision-making through its bold new theme: Challenge Your Choices.

This year, we delve into the turning points that shape lives and legacies — the quiet decisions that ripple across generations, and the brave choices that redefine who we are.

Through fiction and memoir, poetry and performance, we ask: What does it mean to choose? And what happens when we dare to choose differently?

But this theme doesn’t speak to writers alone — it calls on readers to challenge their own reading choices. To venture beyond the familiar shelves. To seek out stories that discomfort, expand, and transform. To embrace unfamiliar voices, fresh perspectives, and genres yet unexplored.

This is your invitation to write, read, and live with intention.
Challenge the expected. Embrace the unknown. And above all, Challenge Your Choices.