The North’s liveliest, most prestigious Literature Festival • Over 200 events over seventeen days • Authors’ events, Discussions, Readings, Performances, Workshops, Reader’s Events, Literary Walks, Poetry, Festival Fringe, Children’s and Young People’s Weekend.
When? 30th September- October 16, 2016
Who? 2016 TBA
Where? Ilkley Playhouse, Ilkley
How much? £3-£10, some free (2011)
Festival Website: www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
Tel: 01943 816 714
Twitter? @ilkleylitfest
Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/ilkleyliteraturefestival
Previous festivals :
In 2015 - Vince Cable, Sophie Hannah, Karen Joy Fowler, Caryl Philips, Caroline Criado-Perez, Frances Quinn and Howard Middleton
LEADING British public figures, award-winning international writers and big screen legends are in th..
The North’s liveliest, most prestigious Literature Festival • Over 200 events ov..
Award-winning authors, leading poets, heavyweight broadcasters and celebrated Olympians – ..
2014 Margaret Atwood (right), Ken Livingston, Clare Balding, Sheila Hancock, Andrew Motion, David Starkey, Jodi Picoult, Will Se
lf, Michael Morpurgo, Diane Abbott, Michael Rosen, Lauren Child, Suzanhah Dunn, Jill Liddington, Ian Duhig, Sarah Dunat +
2012 Michael Portillo, Michael Palin, Sandi Toksvig, Paddy Ashdown, Jeremy Vine, Benjamin Zephaniah, Michael Morpurgo, Pat Barker, Richard Ford, Clare Balding, Peter Hook, John Suchet, Boff Whalley and Lemn Sissay
2011: Simon Armitage, Shelia Rowbotham, Melvyn Bragg, Meg Rosoff,Tim Binding, Patricia Duncker, Janice Galoway + more
A L Kennedy, Alan Titchmarsh, Alan Bennett, David Peace , Paddy Ashdown , Kate Adie, Michael Morpurgo, Louis de Bernieres, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Justine Picardie, Cherie Blair, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Chris Patten, Jenni Murray, Rick Wakeman, Will Self, Steve Jones, Susan Greenfield, Sheila Hancock, Simon Hoggart, Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder, Gerald Scarfe, Katharine Whitehorn, Ian McMillan, Misha Glenny, Jeremy Isaacs, Corin Redgrave,Kika Markham,Kate Atkinson, Lionel Shriver, Gillian Slovo, David Guterson, Howard Jacobson, Mavis Cheek and Adam Mars-Jones... In 2010 - Shappi Khorsandi, Brian Patten, Peter Snow, Will Self, Marcus du Sauto,y Niall Ferguson, Louise Rennison, Gervase Phinn, Simon Hoggart
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