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What? Huddersfield Literature Festival supports and showcases established and emerging writers, side by side. The festival is passionate about the reading experience, offering new events for adults, children and, readers' groups. It provides a platform to promote new work and the opportunity to attend creative workshops. The festival is organised in association with the English department of the University of Huddersfield

Who? In 2009 Ian McMillan, Lemn Sissay, Joanne Harris, John Cooper Clarke, Mark E Smith

Where? Various locations around Huddersfield | AA Route Planner | multimap

When? 10 -14 March, 2010

How much? £3 to £10 per event

Festival Website: www.litfest.org.uk

Festival Box Office: 01484 430528
Online tickets: www.lawrencebatleytheatre.co.uk

In 2009

FAMOUS authors have signed up to take part in the fourth annual Huddersfield LIterature Festival.

Among the big names taking part are Barnsley poet Ian McMillan and Mark E Smith, the lead singer of The Fall.

The veteran frontman will read from his autobiography Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith during the festival, which runs from March 11 to 15. Ian McMillan will present Cartoon History of Here, an animated take on Huddersfield life.

Events are planned at Huddersfield University, the Media Centre and the Lawrence Batley Theatre.

The festival is supported by Mirfield actor Patrick Stewart and Almondbury-based author Joanne Harris, who is patron of the event.

Festival director Michael Stewart hopes it will be more lively than other literary gatherings.

He said: “We all want literary festivals to be stimulating forums for debate and portholes for high-minded ideas to enter our culture but, let’s face it, they can be a bit boring, with puffed-up Oxbridge poets stooped over pulpits reading impenetrable pentameters.

“Well, this festival will be different.”

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