Huddersfield Literature Festival 
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
2010 Words in Action
This year's festival is the most exciting and innovative yet. It features: Alexei Sayle (his only festival performance this year), Dorothea Smartt, Moniza Alvi and Simon Armitage, as well as a number of specially commissioned pieces. The festival is proud to commission a brand new adaptation of the oldest written story of all time, Gilgamesh, a 5000 year old Sumerian epic (and includes an account of the great flood in the Old Testament).
The festivals has also commissioned a film adaption of an award winning short story by Sara Maitland. The film will be premiered on the Saturday of the festival. Storytelling, short fiction, cabaret, novel writing, poetry, comedy, song, theatre, music, Manga, screenwriting, guided walks, masterclasses...
Who? Simon Armitage, Dorothea Smartt, Moniza Alvi and Alexi Sayle
Where? Various locations around Huddersfield. Events are planned at The Peacock Lounge, Huddersfield University, the Media Centre and the Lawrence Batley Theatre. The festival is supported by Mirfield actor Patrick Stewart and Lemn Sissay, who is patron of the event. | 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
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.”
