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...
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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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
A Further 6 Yorkshire Writers Join The Northern Short Story Festival Academy 2022
The Northern Short Story Festival Academy is delighted to announce that a further 6 promising Yorkshire writers are to join its now well-established Academy programme in 2022. Since its inception in 2018 the Academy...
The Northern Short Story Festival Academy – Submissions for 2022 Reopening!
We’re excited to announce that the submission window for our Academy 2022 will be reopening on Monday 23rd August until Thursday 30th September. Over the last 3 years we’ve helped 18 Yorkshire writers develop...
The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction – Prize Ceremony
We’re excited to be supporting The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction. There will be readings by the winner and runner-up of this year’s prize, plus 2021 judge and author Courttia Newland, hosted by...
Leeds Lit Fest Shortlisted for Best Literary Festival in the Saboteur Awards 21. Please Vote!
Leeds literature has made the shortlist in 2 categories of the Saboteur Awards 21! The Big Bookend is a partner in Leeds Lit Fest and we would love to win the Best Literary Festival...
