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An
invitation to join our 'Doctor Who' themed festival preview:
Tuesday
12 February 6.30-7.30pm
Come as
your favourite 'time-travelling' character for our Doctor Who
themed preview event at Huddersfield Library - look into the
future and find out what's on offer at this year's Huddersfield
Literature Festival plus a chance to win some Doctor Who goodies!
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Pre-festival event:
Wednesday 6 March with two
award-winning,
best-selling crime writers:
Ann Cleeves & Cath Staincliffe
  
Ann Cleeves is a
recipient of the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association Diamond
Dagger. Her latest books are Wild Fire, the eighth and final
book in the Shetland novels, now in its fifth series as a major
BBC1 drama, and The Seagull, the eighth Vera Stanhope novel,
currently on its ninth ITV series as Vera.
 
Cath
Staincliffe is a novelist, radio playwright
and the creator of ITV’s hit series, Blue Murder, and
the Scott & Bailey novels, based on the popular TV
series. Her latest standalone novel is Fear of Falling.
6.30pm Diamond Jubilee Lecture Theatre,
Charles
Sikes Building,
University
of Huddersfield
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Thursday 21 March
 
Ask An Ocean Explorer
with Dr Jon Copley from Blue Planet II
How deep
do sharks swim? Have more people been into space then the deep
ocean? And what effect are we having on the health of our
seas? Ask An
Ocean Explorer answers these questions and more!
Marine biologist and advisor for the BBC's Blue
Planet II, Dr Jon Copley, explains the science and wonder
of the deep ocean - bringing to light weird and wonderful
deep-sea creatures and explaining how the oceans and their health
is connected to our everyday lives.
6pm Diamond
Jubilee Lecture Theatre, Charles Sikes Building,
University
of Huddersfield
BOOK HERE
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Tuesday 26 March
6.30pm
Alan Johnson
- In My Life
 
Politician
turned award-winning author Alan Johnson talks about his lifelong
passion for music. His latest entertaining memoir explores the
musical soundtrack to his life, from listening to Bing Crosby on
the radio as a small child living in condemned housing in London
in the 1950s, to singers such as Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Bruce
Springsteen – not to forget his beloved Beatles.
The event will include a live performance of
Beatles songs by musician Tom George.
Location: Diamond
Jubilee Lecture Theatre, Charles Sikes Building, University of
Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH
Early Bird tickets available until 31 January at the
special price of £5
(£3 for
concessions) - BOOK HERE
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Thursday
21 March 8.30pm
Lisa Luxx’s
Wisdom Salon with Open Mic
Acclaimed
spoken word artist Lisa Luxx presents new work on the Festival
theme of ‘Memory’ from her upcoming book Breastmilk Martini.
Followed by two rounds of Open Mic on the same
theme, with a group discussion on the ideas presented by each
poet.
The
Taproom, Magic Rock Brewing, Willow Lane HD1 5EB
Wednesday 27 March 2pm
WORKSHOP:
Creative writing & performance skills
Bestselling novelist Paul Burston (creator and
host of the award-winning Polari literary salon), and acclaimed
novelist and short story writer VG Lee will offer feedback on
your work (up to 800 words) and guide you to produce a new piece
of work at this inclusive workshop. One person will be chosen to
read at Polari that evening.
Location: Small
Seeds, 120 New Street, Castlegate, Huddersfield HD1 2UD
BOOK HERE
Wednesday 27 March 6.30pm
Polari Up
North + Gerry Potter + Rosie Wilby
   
An evening of LGBTQ+ entertainment, with a
Festival favourite: the ever-popular, Polari Up North,
hosted by Paul Burston, plus special performances by poet Gerry
Potter and comedian Rosie Wilby.
Location: Small Seeds, 120 New Street, Castlegate, HD1
2UD
Early
bird offer: £5 (£3 conc) book by 31 January 2019
BOOK HERE
Saturday 30 March 4pm
Fables
& Fiction Cosplay Ball
 The ever popular Fables & Fiction Cosplay Ball
returns
with an early evening of dancing, food and fun for all
ages. Celebrate your favourite fictional characters from
books, films and animation with some creative dressing up –
children of 12 years and younger must be accompanied by a paying
adult.
Oastler Building, University of
Huddersfield
BOOK HERE
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Other events confirmed for
next year's Festival:
On S aturday 23 March there’s a chance to meet Elmer the Elephant who is celebrating his 30th
birthday with a meet and greet at the Packhorse Centre in
Huddersfield. One of the most iconic and widely read children’s
book series of all time, Elmer is the creation of celebrated
author and artist, David McKee.
And for stressed out adults the
Festival has a relaxing day of health and wellbeing on the same day, including
proactive parenting tips from Mandy Saligari; a talk on harnessing the power
of jeopardy by entrepreneur Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones; advice on how to free yourself
from anxiety from Sam Owen; stories from The Happiness
Bible with Cheryl
Rickman; and a
workshop on how to support your mental wellbeing with Tom George.
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Calling all
witty women writers:
A major new award for witty women, the Comedy
Women in Print (CWIP) Prize, has announced that they are joining
forces with HarperFiction. The publisher will offer the winning
aspiring, comic female novelist a publishing contract and £5,000
advance. The runner-up will be offered a free MA in Creative
Writing from the University of Hertfordshire.
The CWIP
Prize was created by actress and stand-up comedienne Helen
Lederer as a way of discovering and nurturing new talent.
Entrants
to the unpublished category are asked to submit a one-page
synopsis and the first 5,000 words of their comedy novel, which,
when completed must be at least 85,000 words in length. Entrants
can be of any nationality but must be over 18 years old. For more
details about CWIP and full terms and conditions visit www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk
Alongside
the award for an unpublished writer, the CWIP Prize will also
offer an award for Comedy Writing by a published author with a
prize fund of £2,000. Entrants can be of any nationality but must
be over the age of 18 and have written a novel of at least
50,000.
The closing date
for both awards is 28 February 2019
- to enter go to https://www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk/
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Saturday 2 February
7.30pm
Sally
Wainwright: A Life in Writing
TV writer, producer and director Sally Wainwright
in conversation with Michelle Hodgson, director of Huddersfield
Literature Festival. Sally will discuss Gentleman
Jack, her upcoming BBC drama series about the life of the 19th
century lesbian diarist, Anne Lister.
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