Alex Corwin, Author at Ilkley Literature Festival

Enter the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2018

Entries can now be made to the 2018 SI Leeds Literary Prize, a trail-blazing award for new writing by black…more

Words in the City is a weekend festival of poetry and spoken word taking place in Leeds City Centre from…more

2017 has been a busy and exciting year for Ilkley Literature Festival. We ran a Spring Series of events at…more

We are very excited to confirm that Words in the City will be returning in May 2018, with a new…more

At the 2017 Festival, Poet in Residence Daljit Nagra hosted a Chapbook Battle. Poets representing independent presses from across the…more

At the 2017 Young Writers Summer School Amy Richardson wrote this poem exploring issues around Mental Health which we wanted…more

Annabelle Fuller, who is a member of Ilkley Young Writers, recently won the Forward Prize/ emagazine Student Critics Competition. We…more

Make a Newspaper in a Day and the Press Pack give Young People the chance to be journalists – reviewing…more

This is just a sample of the opportunities available to young writers in the region but there are plenty more…more

We are delighted to bring you the 2017 Ilkley Literature Festival programme, featuring over 250 events including Alan Bennett, Sarah…more