Huddersfield Literature Festival

Additional dates added for the Yorkshire Shepherdess:

The Yorkshire Shepherdess flocks to Holmfirth Amanda Owen - the Yorkshire Shepherdess ADDITIONAL DATE ADDED DUE TO DEMAND- MARSDEN DATE SOLD OUT IN A WEEK! Friday 20 March 7.30pm Holmfirth Civic Hall From teenage Goth in Huddersfield to rural sheep farmer… Star of the Channel 5 series, Our Yorkshire Farm, Amanda Owen grew up in Huddersfield but was inspired by the James Herriot books to find work as a shepherdess, cow milker and alpaca shearer. Today, she runs a 2,000-acre sheep farm at Ravenseat in the Yorkshire Dales, along with her husband Clive and nine children.                            A Sunday Times bestselling author, Amanda has entertained readers with her trademark Yorkshire grit and humour in The Yorkshire Shepherdess and A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess. Her latest book, Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess, is an uplifting and inspiring update on life on the farm, from facing the brutal winter of 2018 to renovating an old farmhouse as a new family home.    Voted ‘Yorkshirewoman of the Year’ by The Dalesman                       magazine, Amanda has also appeared on               ITV’s Countrywise and The Dales, and in Ben Fogle’s                                         New Lives in the Wild.                        Tickets £10/concessions £7                                         BOOK HERE 'Strictly' star comes to Huddersfield!   One Enchanted Evening  with Anton Du Beke Tuesday 24 March 2020, 7.30pm, Huddersfield Town Hall Get your tickets now for an evening of chat with star of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing and bestselling novelist Anton Du Beke. Professional dancer Anton joined the Strictly team in the very first series, partnering celebrities such as Patsy Palmer, Jerry Hall and Judy Murray, while his pairing with former MP Ann Widdecombe became the stuff of Strictly legend. Now he has added another string to his bow, as a Sunday Times bestselling novelist. Set in the glitz and glamour of a luxury 1930's London hotel ballroom, as war looms on the horizon, his debut One Enchanted Evening and follow up Moonlight Over Mayfair sparkle with secrets and intrigue. "Downton with dance, perfect!" Santa Montefiore                 Sponsored by           We recommend you book your tickets in Row G or Row H for Stagetext use.                           Polari Up North Wednesday 25 March 7.30pm Small Seeds, 120 New Street, HD1 2UD Age guidance: 18+ An evening of LGBTQ+ entertainment with the ever popular Polari Up North, hosted by Paul Burston - with guest performances by VG Lee, Andrew McMillan & Louise Beech  Paul Burston: creator of  Polari (www.polarisalon.com) & founder of the Polari First Book Prize.  His latest, bestselling, novels are The Black Path, a Number One bestseller at WH Smith, and pyschological social-media thriller The Closer I Get.             VG Lee: Crazy hat lady, comedian and author of short stories and five critically acclaimed novels, including Diary of a Provincial Lesbian and Mr Oliver's Object of Desire.   Andrew McMillan, whose debut collection physical was the first poetry collection to win The Guardian First  Book Award, while his follow-up playtime won the 2018 Polari First Book Prize.                                                                                 Louise Beech is an award-winning Hull-based author and playwright. Her fourth novel, The Lion Tamer Who Lost was longlisted for the   Polari Prize and her sixth, the dark psychological thriller I Am Dust, is out in 2020.     TICKETS FOR POLARI UP NORTH ARE £5/Concessions £3                             BOOK HERE In conversation with The 'Queen of Crime' Val McDermid & introducing Nell Pattison    Friday 27 March 7pm OA4/01-02, Oastler Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH           One of the biggest names in crime fiction, Val McDermid writes electrifyingly suspenseful novels filled with warmth, wit and vividly memorable characters. Her latest, How the Dead Speak, brings Dr Tony Hill and    DCI Carol Jordan together again, when the remains are found of a killer who is supposedly alive and in prison.         A multi-award-winning and No 1 bestselling author, Val is also the creator of the Lindsay Gordon, Kate Brannigan and DCI Karen Pirie series.  This event also introduces Nell Pattison, an exciting new voice in crime fiction. In her debut, The Silent House, a young girl is   murdered, but her family are deaf so a BSL interpreter is called in to   help the police investigation. Having started to lose her hearing in her 20s, Nell draws on her own experience for this gripping thriller.    Tickets £10/Concessions £7 BOOK HERE Pre-festival day-trip to the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth & a ride on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway    Friday 6 March 9.30am-5pm             Join us for a very special visit the Brontë Parsonage at Haworth, which is celebrating 200 years since the birth of Anne Bronte (pictured) & the recent purchase of Charlotte's 'Little Book'   Your trip will include: Executive coach travel from Huddersfield to Keighley A trip on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway from Keighley to Haworth –  there will be opportunities to see several steam locomotives as part of this special Steam Gala Day Time to explore Haworth and treat yourself to lunch A  45-minute illustrated talk introducing the fascinating Brontë family, with a particular focus on Anne Brontë    A self-guided tour of the Brontë Parsonage with a chance to see Charlotte Brontë’s priceless ‘Little Book’ recently purchased following a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign    Return coach trip from Haworth to Huddersfield Tickets £30 /Concessions £28  BOOK HERE Date for your diary: Lawrence Batley Theatre Takeover Day Saturday 21 March 10.30am-8.30pm Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP                                                                                                                 Huddersfield Literature Festival will be taking over the theatre for one action-packed day, bringing you an irresistible assortment of workshops, family entertainment and theatre, including the Moomin Puppet Show; a poetry, drama and life stories workshop with Anita Franklin; flash fiction with Meg Pokrass; and a performance of 'Being Mr Wickham' with the original Mr Wickham from Pride and Prejudice, actor Adrian Lukis (pictured left).  Tickets on sale soon. You can book now for Rumi: The Alchemy of Love a magical performance of work by the 13th century Persian/Turkish poet and philospher Rumi, whose work transcends borders and divisions.                                Tickets £5   BOOK HERE                                                               That's all for now. Don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Twitter Facebook Website Copyright © 2019 Huddersfield Literature Festival. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 39 Birklands Road, Huddersfield HD2 2PF   Twitter Facebook Website

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