With details of Apprentice Poet in Residence and more, here is the latest newsletter from Ilkley Literature Festival:
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Imtiaz Dharker announced as the 2018 Poet in
Residence
 We are
thrilled to announce that Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry winner
Imtiaz Dharker will be the Poet in Residence at the 2018 Ilkley
Literature Festival.
Imtiaz will be following in the footsteps of previous luminaries
who have held the role, such as Daljit Nagra, Andrew Macmillan and
Kim Moore. As Poet in Residence, she’ll be putting her own mark on
the festival programme with a curated strand of poetry events, as
well as taking part in readings of her own work, and running
workshops for new and emerging poets. Imtiaz will also be judging
the annual Walter Swan Poetry Competition and acting as mentor to
the Apprentice Poet in Residence, applications for which post are
now open (see below for more info).
Born in Pakistan and raised in Glasgow, Imtiaz has published six
poetry books, the most recent being Over The Moon which was
published in 2014, the year of her Queen’s Gold Medal win. She has
also been the recipient of the Cholmondley Award and is a Fellow of
the Royal Society for Literature. Her work resonates strongly with
young audiences thanks to its inclusion on GCSE and A Level
syllabuses. To add to her impressive catalogue of talents, Imtiaz
also works as a documentary film maker and as a visual artist.
Imtiaz Dharker said, ‘I can’t wait for my time as Poet in Residence
in Ilkley. It’s a festival where there is always something
fresh and stimulating going on, with a great mix of voices.
This year I am looking forward to hearing new poets as well as old
favourites, and if I am lucky I may even be let loose with a
(long!) wish-list of events.’
Rachel Feldberg, Festival Director said, ‘We are
delighted that Imtiaz will be joining us as Poet in Residence this
year. We know first hand how inspiring and moving her readings are
and we are really looking forward to having her in Ilkley and
bringing her programming ideas to light this October.’
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The 2018 Walter Swan Poetry
Competition is Now Open
The
hotly anticipated 2018 Walter Swan Poetry Competition is now open
for entries.
The
competition open to anyone aged over 18 and entries can be on any
subject. The competition will be judged by Poet in Residence Imtiaz
Dharker and previous winners have gone on to publish their work.
Shortlisted writers will have the chance to read their work at a
special prize-giving event at Ilkley Literature Festival in
October.
Closing
date for entries: Wednesday 01 August 2018
Details
of the 2018 Short Story Competition will be released soon.
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Apply to be our 2018 Apprentice
Poet in Residence
We are now accepting applications for the 2018
Apprentice Poet in Residence.
The
Festival’s Apprentice Poet in Residence role is an opportunity for
an exceptional, emerging poet who is based in the North of
England and at the start of their career. As Apprentice Poet
in Residence they will shadow this year’s Poet in Residence, Imtiaz Dharker.
The apprentice will also spend time at Festival events and stage
their own Fringe or other reading/event/workshop as appropriate.
Closing date for applications: 12pm Wednesday 16 May
2018
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Apply for the 2018 Fringe
We are now taking applications for the 2018 Ilkley
Literature Festival Fringe.
Groups
or individuals of any age from - or with strong links to - the
Yorkshire Region are invited to submit an application to present a
Fringe Event at the Ilkley Literature Festival 2018. Writers,
poets and live literature performers, playwrights, singer
songwriters, rap artists and comedians writing their own material,
are warmly encouraged to submit suggestions for a performance or
presentation at the 2018 llkley Literature Festival Fringe which
runs from 28 September – 14 October 2018.
Please
note: the Festival Fringe is intended for non-professional writers
and others who don’t set out to make a living from their writing
work. Professional writers are welcome to make submissions if they
would like to, but they should be aware that there fees are not paid
for Fringe appearances.
Submissions Open: 20 April 2018
Closing
Date: 31 May 2018
Successful
Applicants notified by: 30 June 2018
For
more information and how to apply click here.
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Photo
Credits from top;
Imtiaz Dharker c. Ayesha Dharker, Competition winners c. Memory
Potifa, Apprentice Poet in Residence c. Memory Potifa, Fringe
c. Alice Duggan
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 On Saturday
12 May we are taking over venues across
the centre of Leeds with a host of poetry and spoken word themed
activities the whole family will enjoy!
From drop in crafts to an interactive poetry show we know you are
going to love Words in the City!
Spin
 A playful,
interactive family show with incredible rappers, poets and
storytellers to send you spiralling into a poetry spin! Join
internationally-renowned storyteller Jan Blake,
vocal force of nature beatboxer Marv Radio, and slam
winning MC and spoken word artist Adam Kammerling as they
cook up new ways to play with words.
2-3pm, The
Carriageworks, Suitable for 5+ and their families, £7/5 concessions,
£20 Family Ticket.
Click here to book tickets.
Doodlemation
 Bring your
words and ideas to life using iPads and animation apps with artist
Fabric Lenny.Let your imagination run wild!
10-11.30am,
12-1.30pm, 3-4.30pm, The Carriageworks, Suitable for children aged
8-12 years, £5
Click here to book places
FREE EVENTS
Family Drop In
 Free
hands-on poetry and papercraft activities using words as
inspiration.
Join artists Alison
Smith and Sandra
Flitcroft to play with words and create beautiful
3D poetry baubles.
10am-4pm,
The Carriageworks, FREE just turn up
Word Craft
 Write a
poem inspired by the Gallery and its exhibitions, get crafty with
words or make something to take away.
11am-4pm,
Leeds Art Gallery, FREE just turn up
EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Workshop
for Young Writers
 A fun
workshop with poet Kirsty
Taylor for any 13-18 year olds who love writing. No
experience needed and no need to book – just turn up! Refreshments
included.
10.30am-12.30pm,
Leeds Central Library, Age: 13-18 years, FREE just turn up
The Abnormal Poets of Christchurch
Christchurch
has been invaded by a money-hungry pair of dream-crushers intent on
disbanding the writing group. Revolution, rebellion, protest: call
it what you will. When poetry meets real estate, Ilkley Young
Writers fight to keep their group alive.
A performance by members of the Ilkley Young Writers group.
12.30-1.15pm,
The Carriageworks, FREE just turn up
Across the rest of the Words in the City weekend we
have performances from Linton
Kwesi Johnson and Simon Armitage as well as
shows from Luke
Wright, Testament
and Roger
Robinson.
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