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We are pleased to announce new dates for two events that had to be postponed during the Festival. Cricketer Moeen…more

We are delighted to bring you the 2018 Ilkley Literature Festival programme with speakers ranging from England cricket star Moeen…more

Emma Carroll announced for Schools Matinee: Friday 5 Oct  Emma Carroll, award-winning author of Letters From The Lighthouse and The…more

The 2018 Children’s and Young People’s Writing competitions are now open! Children’s Poetry Competition: Schools and individual children from Yorkshire…more

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve been awarded funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to run a poetry and animation…more

We are very excited to introduce our new Apprentice Poet in Residence, Ian Walker. Ian will work alongside Poet in…more

Bookings are now open for the 2018 Young Writers Summer School, which takes place from 29-31 August at Lineham Farm….more

Through our micro-commissions we want to fund projects that explore new ways of creating or promoting poetry, fiction, non-fiction or…more

We are thrilled to announce that Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry winner Imtiaz Dharker will be the Poet in Residence…more

We are now taking applications for the 2018 Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe. Groups or individuals of any age from –…more