Love Literacy | literacy conference for UK schools and libraries

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Book before 9 June for Early Bird pricing!

Love Literacy is our flagship one-day conference, focused on children's and young people's literacy and reading enjoyment. Our 2025 theme is "Reading for Generations".

Last held in 2019, Love Literacy supports teachers, librarians, and others who care about improving reading across the UK. In conjunction with our 90th anniversary year, we are re-launching this conference and have packed it with insightful keynote speakers, workshops and partners to best inspire our work with the next generation.

When: Thursday 27 November 2025, 8.45am-4pm
Where: IET Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham, B1 2NP.
Suitable for: Literacy leads, school librarians, senior leaders with a focus on literacy and reading, staff at primary and secondary schools; public library staff
Lunch and refreshments included!
All delegates will receive a book-themed goody bag.

Book before Monday 9 June to get Early Bird pricing of £135 + VAT per person. Standard pricing is £150 + VAT per person.

Our keynote speakers

We're delighted to be joined by the following keynote speakers at our 2025 conference.

Jonathan Douglas

Jonathan Douglas CBE is Chief Executive of the National Literacy Trust. Jonathan is on the Advisory Committees of The Booker Prize and the Fair Education Alliance and is a trustee for Gabrieli. In 2020 he was awarded a CBE for services to education and in 2021 was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer-turned-storyteller, who was part of the Penguin Random House WriteNow mentoring programme in 2018. As a British Indian child, she didn't get to see many children like her in the books she read, so she is now passionate about writing stories that children from all backgrounds can relate to.

Matt Goodfellow

Former primary school teacher Matt Goodfellow is now a multi-award-winning poet who visits schools across the UK to give hugely popular, high-energy performances and workshops. His debut verse novel The Final Year, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, won multiple awards including The CLiPPA Award for Children’s Poetry 2024.

A.F. Steadman

A.F. Steadman grew up in the Kent countryside, getting lost in fantasy worlds and scribbling stories in notebooks. Before focusing on writing, she worked in law, until she realized that there wasn’t nearly enough magic involved. She is the author of the internationally bestselling Skandar series.

Personalise your experience with practical workshops for schools and libraries

The conference includes smaller, focused sessions led by reading and education experts and children's book authors, related to the theme "Reading for Generations".

As part of your ticket, you will be able to choose and book onto three workshops relevant to you. Workshops are assigned on a first come, first serve basis and will be announced in July 2025.

Network with our exhibitors

Throughout the day, you will be able to network with literacy experts and organisations who want to support you in your day-to-day work.

| If you would like to join us as an exhibitor, please contact us at loveliteracy@peters.co.uk.

Meet Peters staff and browse the on-site bookshop

We'll be hosting an on-site children's bookshop run by our librarians and children's book specialists, including book signings from our author keynote speakers. Feel free to ask our team about books, answer account queries, or get tips on using the Peters website.