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Ilkley Literature Festival 2021 Headline Acts Announced
Ed Balls, Bernadine Evaristo, Gyles Brandreth, Susie Dent, Sarfraz Manzoor, Jackie Kay and Anita Rani feature at the Ilkley Literature…more
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Festival Highlights from Imtiaz Dharker
Poet in Residence Imtiaz Dharker tells us what she’s looking forward to at #ILF18 My letterbox has just delivered a…more
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Family Cake Decorating Competition
To celebrate the start of Ilkley Literature Festival 2018 we are combining our two favourite things – Books and Cakes!…more
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Win Simon Mayo’s New Book!
To celebrate our first event of 2018 we have 2 copies of Simon Mayo’s new book, Mad Blood Stirring to…more
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2017 Walter Swan Trust Poetry Competition Results
1st Place: Kathy Osgerby – Leaving Spurn Point 2nd Place: Nairn Kennedy – Mr Arkwright’s Mind 3rd Place: Michael Farry –…more
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2017 Press Pack Reviews
Ben Faulks: What makes me a ME? Reviews by our young Press Pack team Ben Faulks strode confidently out on…more
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Jade Cuttle – The Poetry of Trees
Apprentice Poet in Residence Jade Cuttle tells us why she is leading a workshop on listening to trees. I’ve always…more
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Festival Directors Top Pick’s
With over 250 events covering everything from Indian feasts to radical technologies our programme has something for everyone but we…more
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Daljit Nagra – Catastrophe
Poet in Residence Daljit Nagra tells us more about translating the work of Somali poet Xasan Daahir Isaacciil ‘Weedhsame’. Imagine…more
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2017 Programme Updates
Information about changes to the Festival programme, including new events and updates. Due to unforeseen circumstances we ocasionally have to…more