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Huddersfield Literature Festival

Huddersfield Literature Festival

An award-winning literature festival held annually in March at venues across Huddersfield.

Winner of the 2018 Yorkshire and the Humber Enterprise Awards 2018; Winner of the Examiner Community Award for Arts 2017; shortlisted for the prestigious Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards in 2016 and 2017.

Events include:
Author talks/in conversations with major names and emerging authors
Performance poetry/open mic events
Creative writing and other workshops
Free Family Day showing a family film with children's entertainers and activities
Multi-arts performance, eg spoken word/storytelling with music and dance
LGBT events
Literary Afternoon Tea
Crime fiction events

A not-for-profit organisation, we aim to keep ticket prices affordable while providing entertainment and inspiration for local people, attracting visitors from elsewhere in the UK and beyond, and driving footfall into the town centre.

For more information visit https://www.huddlitfest.org.uk/

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