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2008 Festival
This year's Festival runs from Friday 3rd October-Sunday 19th October.
Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 26th August.
The first events have been announced and include:
Chris Patten former Governor of Hong Kong
Kate Adie
Professor Steve Jones, eminent geneticist and presenter of TV series 'In the Blood'
Novelist Kate Atkinson
Michael Morpurgo
Louis de Bernieres
Travel writer Caroline Drinkwater
Master storyteller, Hugh Lupton and musician Chris Wood exploring the life of John Clare
More than 110 other events will be announced over the coming months, from readings to discussion, masterclasses, workshops, performances, literary walks and events for children and young people Visit the website for regular updates.
Go to 'Join the Mailing List' on the sidebar and put yourself on our mailing list to receive your free copy of the programme during the third week in August.It couldn't be easier
Send us your email address and we can make sure you get up to date email alerts on Festival events in the Autumn
Festival Breaking News
Missed an event? Festival podcasts are now available! See the right hand column of this page under 'podcast'.
Schools' Programme
During the Festival, primary and secondary schools in Bradford, in Ilkley itself and in the market towns of Skipton and Otley enjoys an exciting programme of events and workshops.
If your school would like to be involved in future Festival activities contact us on 01943 601210
Work or Intern at this year's Festival
Student Internships
The Festival is looking for two student interns to work on this year's Festival.
Interns get the chance to coordinate the Festival Fringe, act as the Festival Director's admin assistants and stage manage events during the Festival itself.
You'll work part time from mid July- end September plus evenings and weekends during the Festival itself.
We pay travel expenses and you will be paid for the stage management part of the role.
You'll need to be based in Yorkshire ideally with some previous event management and admin experience (can be as a student) and an interest in literature.
Previous interns have had a great time and gone on to work in arts administration, publishing and events management.
Contact the Festival office for further details.
Closing date 19th May.
Festival Volunteers Coordinator (paid)
The Festival is looking for a someone with good admin and people managament skills to organise and administer the Festival's volunteer stewards.
This work (10 hours a week in August and September and all three weekends and every evening during the Festival itself when you will be supervising and supporting volunteer stewards across the Festival venues)) can initially be done from home or the Festival office.
You'll need good organisational skills and experience in managing people.
Contact the Festival office for further details.
Closing date 23rd May.
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2007 Festival Podcasts
Missed the event you had hoped to see? Or maybe you'd just like to hear more? We are working with Yorkshire Post online to create a series of Festival podcasts.
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Listen now
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Download to your ipod
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Download to your computer to hear later
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2008 Poetry and Short Story Competition
Entries for the 2008 ILF Short Story and Poetry Competion are now invited. The competition closes on 1st September 2008 and winners have the chance to read at the Festival.
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Go to 'Competitions' on the sidebar for full details of how to enter and to see the results of the 2007 Short Story and Poetry competition
2008 Fringe Events
Now's the time to make your submission if you'd like to take part in this year's Festival Fringe. Click on 'Fringe' on the sidebar to go to the Fringe page and find out how to apply.
You can also sample the host of free exciting (and unusual) events that took place at this year's fringe.
Our Headline Sponsors
Ilkley Literature Festival is delighted that Skipton Building Society are once again the Festival's headline sponsors.
'Ilkley Literature Festival is a perfect fit for us. Events which matter to our members matter to us. We are lucky to have such a prestigious national event on our doorstep and Skipton Building Society is in a strong position to help the Festival grow and reach ever wider audiences.'
Matthew Cox
Skipton Building Society's Corporate Communications Manager
Interpreted Events
Each year selected events, including our opening events, our Reader's Afternoon and our cabaret evening, are sign language interpreted.
If you are a BSL user, contact us and let us know which kind of events you would like interpreted.
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