Montgomeryshire Literature Festival is back with a virtual bang this weekend - after announcing an exciting on-line schedule.

The event, now into it's fourth year, will take place entirely online this year due to covid restrictions, but organisers say there's still lots for literature fans to get their teeth into when it gets underway on Thursday, June 10.

Getting the sessions underway is renowned writer and quizmaster Marcus Berkmann’s Big Pub Quiz Night, celebrating publication of his brand-new Berkmann’s Pop Miscellany. Organisers say you can bring your own team or just yourself for an evening of brain-bending literary fun.

On Friday, June 11, meet winner of the Welsh Book of the Year, Ifan Morgan Jones, as he opens up a Welsh language discussion of his steampunk classic, Babel, with fellow author, Myfanwy Alexander.

And it'll be time to delve into the past on Saturday, June 12 when the festival explores why we find fiction based on real or imagined historical events so compelling.

Hope Adams, author of Dangerous Women, Lissa Evans, author of Crooked Heart, Old Baggage, and the upcoming V for Victory, and Alix Nathan, author of The Warlow Experiment and July’s Sea Change will be your guides into the world of the historically-based novel.

Festival Chair, Sarah Morris, said: "Although lock down is not being eased quite early enough for a safe in-person Festival this year, we still have in store a weekend of literary delights and fun.

"The literary world has proved to be remarkably resilient – and important – during the pandemic and, as we emerge from lockdown, Monty Lit Fest is delighted to share with you just a taste of what the Festival has in store as we plan for an even bigger and brighter future. We appreciate all of the support we’ve received over the last year, and look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible for this year’s online events."

All 2021 sessions will be held via Zoom, starting at 7.30pm. They’re free, but organisers say voluntary contributions will help ensure a bumper festival in 2022 when the event returns in person.

For full programme details and to register for those Zoom links, please visit https://montylitfest.com/monty-lit-fest-2021/2021-programme/.