Huddersfield Literature Festival 2018

Latest events announced for Huddersfield Literature Festival 2018:

More Events added for you to book... HLF2018 welcomes BBC Radio 2 Broadcaster Jeremy Vine Snap up your tickets to see Jeremey Vine at the Town Hall on 13 March Jeremy Vine: What I Learnt: What My Listeners Say – and Why We Should Take Notice £5.00-£7.00 Date: Tuesday 13 March, 7.30pm Venue: Huddersfield Town Hall Sponsored by:   Celebrated broadcaster and journalist, presenter of BBC1’s Eggheads, Points of View and the election graphics, and unforgettable competitor on Strictly Come Dancing 2015, Jeremy Vine lifts the lid on Britain today in an evening of chat, anecdotes and humour.   This event will have live subtitling by Stagetext to give deaf, deafened or hard of hearing audiences access to the event. The event has allocated seating, we recommend you book seats in Rows G or H for the best view of the screen Book Tickets via Town Hall Website Tickets to these events could make great Christmas Presents... In addition to our Jeremy Vine news, we've added three more events to our current listing on our new website, which we think would make great last-minute gifts for book lovers of any type. Alternatively, treat yourself: at such reasonable prices you wouldn't want to miss out on such fantastic events. Good News: You can now use our secure WorldPay payment option to buy your tickets, in addition to PayPal. Dine with Crime With Linda Green, Liz Mistry & Cath Staincliffe £10.00 Date: Saturday 17 March, 12.30-2pm Venue: Café Ollo, Media Centre It would be criminal to miss our first ever Crime Lunch, where you can enjoy murderously good food and talks from three arresting crime fiction writers! Linda Green is the author of eight novels, most recently the psychological thrillers While My Eyes Were Closed, a no 1 bestseller in ebook, and After I’m Gone. Liz Mistry is the author of the gritty Bradford-based DI Gus McGuire thrillers, Unquiet Souls, Uncoiled Lies and Untainted Blood. Cath Staincliffe is an award-winning novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV’s hit series Blue Murder; she also writes the Scott & Bailey books based on the popular ITV series. Her latest novel is The Girl in the Green Dress. Please note: Ticket includes homemade soup and sandwiches, plus hot drinks (cake available to purchase on the day). Book your tickets here Announcing two of our 'In Conversation' events for 2018... Helen Pankurst In Conversation with Joanne Harris Date: Saturday 17 March, 5pm-6pm Venue: Huddersfield Central Library To mark the 100th anniversary of voting rights for women (over 30 and who owned property), the award-winning author Joanne Harris will talk to Helen Pankhurst, the great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and a leading women’s rights campaigner in her own right. Helen’s new book, Deeds Not Words, charts how women’s lives have changed over the past century and offers a powerful and positive argument for the way forward. Buy Tickets @ £5 (£3 conc) Joanne Harris In Conversation with David Barnett Date: Saturday 17 March, 7pm-8pm Venue: Huddersfield Central Library The internationally bestselling author Joanne Harris chats to journalist and author David Barnett about her latest publications. Originally written in short form as a #Storytime live Twitter story, A Pocketful of Crows is a dark and magical story of love jealousy and revenge. Joanne will also talk about her love of Norse mythology and how it inspired her fantasy novels, including The Testament of Loki, due out later in 2018   Buy Tickets @ £5 (£3 conc) Special Offer: Book both of these events at a discount If you purchase tickets for both events at the same time you can benefit from our Bundle Deal, saving you £2 at full price, or £3 as a concession. Buy Tickets for both events @ £8 (£5 conc) Don't forget about our other events... A selection of our events are already up on the website, so why not take a look and see what's there, including: Fiction at Four-Thirty with Sarah Hussain Annapurna Indian Dance: Soldiers of the Empire Fables and Fiction Cosplay Ball Polari Up North 10 x 10 Poetry Cabaret Not forgetting our WORKSHOP collection: Dialogue with Mark Illis Writing and Performing Street Poetry with Simon Widdop Creating Suspense with Liz Mistry And plenty of FREE activities, such as: Children's Sculpture Workshop HLF/Stafflex Free Family Day Spoken Word at the Sair Grist Competition Launch Launch: Ill Will, by Michael Stewart Launch: Bloody, proud and murderous men, adulterers and enemies of God, by Steve Ely We'll be announcing many more events in the New Year; there's so much to look forward to, and as you're signed up to our Enews, you won't miss a thing. Concession tickets can be purchased by those over 60 or under 16 (please note U16s should be accompanied by an adult); students in full-time education, anyone registered disabled, those receiving job seekers allowance, and Kirklees Passport holders. Students and tutors at the University of Huddersfield can access free tickets to certain events, please get in touch for a list of these. The HLF Team hope that, however you celebrate, you have a fabulous festive Christmas time and a very happy New Year. We can't wait to see you at the Festival events in 2018: still lots more to come... @Hudd_Lit_Fest HLF on Facebook HLF Website Copyright © 2017 Huddersfield Literature Festival, All rights reserved.              Our mailing address is: Huddersfield Literature Festival 29 Dartmouth Ave Huddersfield, HD5 8UP United Kingdom