Bradford Literature Festival, 3-12 July 2026

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Hello Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) is so close you can almost touch it. In June, BLF will reveal the line-up of stars, authors, speakers, performers, and more bringing their expertise to this year’s festival. BLF are also looking forward to the return of the four fantastic family fun days, which will again be totally free. Packed with activities, films, performers, storytelling, and crafts, each Saturday and Sunday will have totally different adventures to enjoy.

BLF 2026 SAVE THE DATE: 3 - 12 JULY 🎪 DID YOU KNOW? 99% of audiences recommend visiting BLF. BLF brings audiences from all over the world (34 countries to be precise). Bradford Literature Festival is one of the biggest literature festivals in the UK. There’s so much to BLF and you can be an ambassador by spreading the word. Ahead of the 2026 edition kicking off, visit the site to learn more about the festival. About BLF 👫 VOLUNTEER AT BLF If you’d like to volunteer at BLF 2026, you only have the rest of this week to sign up. There are various roles available for those of you wishing to get involved. Not only will you help make the festival another huge success, you’ll also get to meet like-minded people, build your confidence, improve your communication skills and develop team-working and other skills. Visit the site to learn more and sign up now. Find out more 🎧 WATCH AND LISTEN TO BLF Our Watch & Listen archive is updated weekly with new podcast episodes and new event recordings. Whether you missed an event at BLF 2025, or loved it so much you want to experience it again, you can find it on our site. Watch & Listen with BLF BLF EVENT RECORDINGS EXPLORE WORDS DISCOVER WORLDS PODCAST EPISODES Let’s get social

Copyright © 2026 Bradford Literature Festival, All rights reserved. Bradford Literature Festival, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP 01274 044140 Hello Welcome to your roundup of the latest news from Bradford Literature Festival. In this month’s newsletter: Discount codes for community groups Education days filling up fast We’re hiring Watch and listen to our event recordings BLF 2026 SAVE THE DATE: 3 - 12 JULY 👫 COMMUNITY GROUPS BLF offers free entry to festival events for members of local community groups, grassroots organisations, community networks, cultural groups, faith communities, learning groups and support services. Applications are now open; use the button below to find out more and apply. Find out more about Community Access Codes 🧑‍🏫 EDUCATION DAYS There’s still time to book onto our education days. In the 12 days before the main festival programme we have a series of events aimed at Key stage 2, 3, and 4 students dedicated to enhancing on and expanding the national curriculum. These events are incredibly popular, so make sure to book before its too late. Book onto the Education Programme 🤝 WE’RE HIRING BLF are recruiting for a Box Office Manager, Box Office Assistants and a Volunteer Manager. If you’d like to be part of the team and help to make sure that BLF 2026 is bigger and better than ever, send a CV and covering letter across now using the below button. Apply to work at BLF 🎧 WATCH AND LISTEN TO BLF Our Watch & Listen archive is updated weekly with new podcast episodes and new event recordings. Whether you missed an event at BLF 2025, or loved it so much you want to experience it again, you can find it on our site. Watch & Listen with BLF BLF EVENT RECORDINGS EXPLORE WORDS DISCOVER WORLDS PODCAST EPISODES Let’s get social Copyright © 2026 Bradford Literature Festival, All rights reserved. Bradford Literature Festival, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP 01274 044140 Hello Welcome to your roundup of the latest news from Bradford Literature Festival. In this month’s newsletter: Callout for volunteers Brand new education day out World Poetry Day Watch and listen to our event recordings BLF 2026 SAVE THE DATE: 3 - 12 JULY 🙋‍♀️ VOLUNTEERING We’re still looking for volunteers for BLF 2026. As well as supporting the running of the festival, you’ll learn lot of important skills and have something great to put on your CV. Find out more about volunteering 🧑‍🏫 NEWLY ADDED EDUCATION DAY Due to the demand for our free education days, we’ve added another. Stand Up and Be Counted returns for 2026. We’ve run this day in the past and it’s proved incredibly popular, so we’ve brought it back. Learn more about Stand Up and Be Counted 🎤 WORLD POETRY DAY 21 March is World Poetry Day. Each year the festival hosts a number of events celebrating the very best in poetry. Last year, John Cooper Clarke was one of our headliners, speaking in conversation before performing some of his poems to nearly 800 guests. Watch John Cooper Clarke at BLF 2025 🎧 WATCH AND LISTEN TO BLF Our Watch & Listen archive is updated weekly with new podcast episodes and new event recordings. Whether you missed an event at BLF 2025, or loved it so much you want to experience it again, you can find it on our site. Watch & Listen with BLF BLF 2025 EVENT RECORDINGS EXPLORE WORDS DISCOVER WORLDS PODCAST EPISODES Let’s get social Copyright © 2026 Bradford Literature Festival, All rights reserved. Bradford Literature Festival, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP 01274 044140