Wakefield Literature Festival

The line-up for the Wakefield Literature Festival has-been Announced This Year:

News from Wakefield Lit Fest

Wakefield Lit Fest 2014 - Full Programme Announced! We're delighted to say That Wakefield Lit Fest returns for the third year in 2014, programmed by arts charity Beam and funded by Arts Council England, Wakefield Council, Clore Duffield Foundation and other partners. Lit Fest This year has grown to 60 plus events with Opportunities for everyone, whatever your background or level of experience with books, writing and reading. The theme Remains 'Everyone Has A Story', and we've got a great range of stories lined up - from Joanne Harris and Jackie Kay to Roger McGough, Will Self, Ben Aaronovitch, Mark Thomas, Jo Baker, Leah Thorn and Stuart Maconie , from The Orangery to Sandal Castle, and from poetry to jazz to performance to photography and fiction then back again! Lit Fest will be going to Ossett for a whole 'Festival in a Day' under the spire of Trinity Church and with huge help from Local creative people - Perhaps the start of Lit Fest spreading into other parts of Wakefield District. The festival Also goes to Trinity Walk again this year, taking the excitement of writing and reading into the city's streets. 're delighted That Simon Armitage've Chosen Wakefield Northern Lit Fest for the launch of his new selected poems, 'Paper Aeroplane' Also the festival and will be welcoming back poet Ian McMillan for an afternoon event debating the theme 'place and happiness. " We hope you can join us for Lit Fest 2014 Which Takes place in various venues Between 18-30 September. Full details at www . wakefieldlitfest.org.uk  or view our online brochure . Unless otherwise stated on the listing event tickets are on sale through the Wakefield Theatre Royal Box Office.

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