Explore the Contemporary Gothic at Leeds Lit Fest 2023
As part of Leeds Lit Fest 2023, we are bringing you 4 events exploring the Contemporary Gothic – all in one day! Join us on Saturday 25th February for a delicious exploration of all things […]
Leeds Lit Fest is Back for 2023
LEEDS LIT FEST 2023: 25 FEB – 5 MARCH Leeds Lit Fest is back! Returning for its fifth year, the city’s award-winning festival of words and thought will take place across a diverse range of the
For 2023! Meet the 6 New Northern Short Story Academy Writers
The Northern Short Story Festival Academy is delighted to announce that a further 6 promising writers are to join its now well-established Academy programme in 2023. Since its inception in 2018 the Academy has been
Award Winning Writer Emily Devane Gives Her Top Writing Tips
We’re excited to have award winning writer, Emily Devane, share her writing tips. Try them and see if they make a difference to your writing. If you fancy learning more and brushing up your skills,
Join The Northern Short Story Festival and Comma Press for The Dinesh Allirajah 2022 Prize-giving
Featuring all eight shortlistees of the 2022 prize, crime writer and judge Karline Smith and a special appearance from 2021 winner Isha Karki. On the 25th of May 2022 join Comma Press and The Northern
You Voted and We Won!
Thank you to everyone who voted for Leeds Lit Fest as Best Literary Festival in this year’s Saboteur Awards. We can’t tell you how pleased we are to have won. Or maybe we can! Just
Vote For Leeds Lit Fest!
Leeds Lit Fest has been shortlisted for Best Literature Festival in the Saboteur Awards 2022. We won it in 2020 and have been shortlisted three times. Thank you to everyone who voted us onto the
Writing the Uncanny: an interview with Dan Coxon
Dan Coxon is an author and editor. His anthology This Dreaming Isle was shortlisted for a Shirley Jackson Award and a British Fantasy Award, and he won a Saboteur Award for Best Anthology in 2016.
Leeds Lit Fest is Back! Join us from Saturday 26th Feb to Sunday 6th March
Back for a 4th year, Leeds Lit Fest celebrates Leeds’ thriving literature community, taking place from Saturday 26th Feb to Sunday 6th March, with local writers, performers and artists showcasing their talents across Leeds in 50