
Ilkley Literature Festival
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The north of England's longest-running literature festival. Coming up in 2025: 3-19 October. ๐ป @ilkleylitfest #ILF25 | Produced by @thewordupnorth
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I'm really looking forward to acting as MC for this fascinating event on March 29 as part of Ilkley Literature Festival. We will assess how AI is changing every aspect of our lives. #ilkley

Film screening - "Wilding" ๐ฟ We're delighted to be presenting the film "Wildling" with Otley Green Fair ๐ 7 June ๐7.30pm ๐ Otley Courthouse Plus a presentation on rewilding in #Otley & what people can do in their gardens otleycourthouse.org.uk/events/otley-gโฆ #Wildling #Rewilding


What an amazing longlist for the Women's Prize! We're particularly delighted to see Lucy Steeds on here. Lucy joined us in October to give an exclusive preview of The Artist at our John Murray Press proof party ๐จ

Happy World Book Day! We're (obviously) big fans here at ILF. This year WorldBookDay are encouraging children to #ReadYourWay. Don't forget to check out their amazing range of resources, including free audiobooks and ยฃ1 books with your book tokens! ๐ buff.ly/aNc2OQ4



Remembering pioneering author Alex Wheatle, the #BrixtonBard. Listen to Alex in conversation at the 2023 Ilkley Literature Festival, speaking with writersmosaic's colin grant and susan pitter: writersmosaic.org.uk/events/alex-whโฆ

What a joy to see Daniel Hinds' published poetry collection! Daniel was part of our 2023 cohort of New Northern Poets: tinyurl.com/ynht78wc 2025 New Northern Poets applications open soon... Watch this space! ๐


My commentary for The Yorkshire Post. My chat with AI being 'Maya' about the fate of the world - and Taylor Swift. It was a privilege to host this fantastic event at Ilkley Literature Festival with the brilliant Patrick Dixon MBE Futurist Keynote Speaker: FUTURE at Ilkleygrammar. #taylorswift yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/artifโฆ




TONIGHT! 7pm! Saul Hay Gallery! Manchester! An evening of readings to celebrate the launch of Wanderlust by our former Apprentice Poet in Residence Sarah-Clare Conlon Book your free place here: tinyurl.com/2tddheb3 #poetry #event #manchester

