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Booking is now open for our annual Primary Schools Matinee event. Primary Schools Matinee with Robin Stevens Tuesday 1 October…more

We are inviting applications from new and emerging writers for a selection of opportunities at this year’s Festival. The popular…more

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

Poet in Residence Imtiaz Dharker tells us why she’s looking forward to hearing Gillian Clarke and Finuala Dowling read on…more

Apprentice Poet in Residence Ian Walker tells why he is runnning a workshop about insects. “I am dying by inches,…more

Carl McKeating from the University of Leeds tells us more about what to expect from this year’s Guided Reading Group….more

This spring we were fortunate enough to secure funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to run a schools project with…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