One of mid Wales' top literary festivals has been cancelled for a second year due to coronavirus.

Montgomeryshire Literary Festival announced "with great regret" that the physical event will not be going ahead as planned in Montgomery this summer.

Free virtual events will instead take place from June 10 to 12 with a "fantastic line-up of authors".

In a statement, Trustees said: "As the summer roadmap out of lockdown is still unclear, we cannot continue to plan for a physical festival, and our top priority is the safety of visitors, authors and the community of Montgomery.

"Instead of a physical Monty Lit Fest, we are excited to announce that we will still be celebrating great writing on 10th – 12th June with three virtual events. These panel discussions held on Zoom will be free to anyone around the world to attend, with voluntary contributions to Monty Lit Fest very much appreciated.

"We have a fantastic line up of authors who have kindly agreed to take part in these events. To find out more please check our website on 11th April or follow us on social media.

"And, in a happy incidence of third time lucky, we very much hope to return to Montgomery in June 2022 and will have an action-packed programme in place. Watch this space!"

For any enquiries, please contact Sarah Morris, Chair of Monty Lit Fest, at chair@montylitfest.com.