We had lots of entries and the standard was incredibly high, so well done to everyone who made the longlist. The 10 shortlisted entries will be announced on 14 April.

20/20 Writing Competition - announcement of longlist! We're excited to announce the 20 writers who have made it on to our longlist - along with some Highly Commended entries that almost made the cut.

These Isles by Brian Groom | Waterstones Buy These Isles by Brian Groom from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' is now number nine British and Irish history bestseller at Waterstones. Currently 20% off the cover price. www.waterstones.com/book/these-i...

From Page to Community: Celebrating 20 Years of the Huddersfield Literature Festival Reading Time: < 1 minute By KLTV Newsdesk – Welcome to KLTV Cultural Leaders TV, where we connect you with the leading voices shaping culture, heritage and creativity across Kirklees and beyo

Our Festival Director @michellehodgson.bsky.social talks about our forthcoming 20th anniversary and being a member of the Kirklees Culture Collective kirkleeslocaltv.com/news/from-pa...

The paperback of VIANNE comes out on March 6th. And doesn't it look terrific?

The full brochure for our HuddLitFest 20th anniversary Festival is now available to download from our website - tickets already flying out! www.huddlitfest.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Should be a fascinating talk!

I'll be at Huddersfield Literature Festival @huddlitfest.bsky.social talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales', Fri 15th May, 2pm-3pm, Heritage Quay. Book here: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/these-... (Book due out Feb 26th, can be preordered.)

We're really looking forward to this one, thanks to @huddersfielduni.bsky.social for hosting

Vince Cable – Eclipsing the West • Huddersfield Literature Festival In partnership with the University of Huddersfield. Subtitled event. In this fascinating talk, Vince Cable will discuss what the rise of the Asian

Don't miss this year's @huddlitfest.bsky.social line-up, including a fascinating talk by Sir Vince Cable on what the rise of the Asian superstates means for our future - tickets here: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/vince-...

In partnership with the @huddersfielduni.bsky.social. #booksky

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Huddersfield Literature Festival (HuddLit Fest 2025) - there are some events live on their website. The festival runs from 08 May to 18 May 2025. Russ Thomas and A A Dhand are appearing on Thursday 15 May 2025. xx📘💙📚 @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @huddlitfest.bsky.social

Lorraine Kelly is coming to
@huddlitfest.bsky.social
this year to celebrate the pb release of The Island Swimmer

Lorraine will also be talking about her TV career and her other work which led to a CBE for services to journalism and charity work

Sat 8/3
🎟️ www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/lorrai...

An Evening with Lorraine Kelly | Lawrence Batley Theatre The Huddersfield Literature Festival presents a special pre-festival event with the much-loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly at Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Tickets for our @huddlitfest.bsky.social event with Philippa Gregory have now all gone! Best to move quick if you're planning on coming to our other pre-Festival event on 8 March with Lorraine Kelly www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/sp...

An Evening with Lorraine Kelly | Lawrence Batley Theatre The Huddersfield Literature Festival presents a special pre-festival event with the much-loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly at Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Two weeks today I'll be interviewing one of TV's most beloved interviewers at Lawrence Batley Theatre #Huddersfield as part of @huddlitfest.bsky.social Early bird tickets £12.50/£10. Come along if you can! www.thelbt.org/what-s-on/sp... #internationalwomensday

Our @huddlitfest.bsky.social brochure is now available for download - a host of author talks, poetry and music/dance performance, workshops, children's events & more
www.huddlitfest.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Our fundraiser is at £240 with a target of £500, could you help us get to half way or the next round number? We're a not for profit and every donation helps us to deliver events and activities that boost wellbeing, community cohesion and the local economy localgiving.org/fundraising/...

A busy indoor event with people engaging at various stalls and tables. Attendees are seen interacting, browsing materials, and having discussions. A banner in the foreground reads 'MAKER WORLD – The Children's Art School,' featuring colorful illustrations of creative activities. Another sign in the background indicates 'Arts & Humanities Huddersfield.' The space has a wooden ceiling with warm lighting, and there is a mix of people of different ages and styles, contributing to a vibrant, interactive atmosphere

On 30 January 2025, creative individuals & organisations met at the Media Centre to exchange ideas, network and share their stories. Festival Director Michelle Hodgson attended as one of the organisers. Read our latest blog to find our more:

www.huddlitfest.org.uk/culture-coll...

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Over the coming weeks we'll be posting about the wonderful funders & sponsors of #HuddLitFest25

Starting off this week, we'd like to thank One17 Charitable Trust for supporting our Schools Programme this year with a generous grant.

Find out more: www.one17design.com/charity

Patrick Grant – Less • Huddersfield Literature Festival Join Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant to find out how having fewer better things can make us happier.     The average person today has nearly

Join Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant at #HuddLitFest25 to discuss his book Less which considers how we can make ourselves happier by rediscovering the joy of living with fewer, better quality things

Friday 16 May, 7-8pm, The Civic Holmfirth

Book: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/patric...

A woman stands smiling beside a presentation setup at an event. She is wearing a red top and dark pants, with brown boots. Behind her is a banner for the "Huddersfield Literature Festival" with the tagline "Bringing words to life" and a Schools Programme section. A large screen displays a slide titled "Rappaman: Read Aloud Proud workshop," featuring a photo of a man in a knitted hat and scarf, along with text about poetry workshops and images of book covers.

Our schools coordinator Louise Grassby has had a lovely afternoon meeting educators to discuss the schools programme. It was great to hear about the lasting impact on pupils and how teachers value the sessions.

Email Louise at hlfschoolcoordinator@gmail.com by 12noon on Thurs to get involved!

An Evening with Lorraine Kelly • Huddersfield Literature Festival The Huddersfield Literature Festival presents a special pre-Festival event with the much-loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly. Join us to celebrate the

Much-loved TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is coming to #huddlitfest25 for a special pre-festival event on Saturday 8 March at Lawrence Batley Theatre!

Tickets go on sale via the Theatre website tomorrow, Fri 31 Jan around 12noon.

More info: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/lorrai...

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Gripping Mysteries with Yvonne Battle-Felton & Lisa Rookes • Huddersfield Literature Festival If you’re a fan of gripping mysteries with bold characters and unexpected twists then you’ll love this event! Yvonne Battle-Felton and Lisa Rookes chat

Fan of crime literature? On Sat 10 May join Yvonne Battle-Felton and Lisa Rookes as they chat about their new novels, both set in small communities where dark secrets are revealed with dramatic consequences

Book Now: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/event/grippi...

Early bird: £5 (£3 conc)

#huddlitfest25

The early bird catches the (book) worm! 🔖

We're running Early Bird offers of most of our events for #huddlitfest25 until 23 Apr 🥳 Don't miss out on snagging a "cheep-er" ticket for one of our events.

Book now: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/events/

p.s. sorry (not sorry) for the bird puns!

📣 It's BACK! HuddLitFest25 returns 8-18 May and the first of our events have just gone live on our website 🤩 Visit www.huddlitfest.org.uk to browse and book tickets. We're adding more events over the coming days and weeks so keep your eyes peeled for lots of exciting updates!
#huddlitfest25

Promotional banner for the Huddersfield Literature Festival Schools Programme. At the top, the logo reads 'Huddersfield Literature Festival' with an arched design and website address 'www.huddlitfest.org.uk'. Below it, the text reads, 'Bringing words to life – Schools Programme' in white and gold on a purple background. The lower section features a photo of smiling young children sitting at a table, engaged in creative activities with colored markers. The bottom of the banner includes social media handles: Facebook '@HuddersfieldLiteratureFestival', Twitter '@Hudd_Lit_Fest', Instagram '@huddlitfest_official', and the hashtag '#HuddLitFest', all displayed with colorful icons and lines.

📣Attn Huddersfield educators! Find out about our Schools Programme on Tues 4 Feb, 3.30-5.30pm at our event at Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Louise Grassby our schools coordinator will talk about the programme, how it works, and why it's important.

Book your free place: hlfschoolcoordinator@gmail.com

I was snowed in at Barnsley library and a policeman came to fetch me. I told him I was already home | Joanne Harris When I discovered books, I realised that home could be Narnia or Gormenghast – and that one small corner of the library was for ever mine, says writer Joanne Harris

Lovely article by @joannechocolat.bsky.social on her home from home: Barnsley Library www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A very happy New Year to all. As we set off on a new writing year, what are your tips for overcoming writer's block?

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Support independent booksellers this Christmas - our indie bookseller partners are Read Bookshop in Holmfirth and @foxlanebooks.bsky.social

The Ultimate Best Books of 2024 List The end of the year is approaching, the universe is expanding, and the internet is updating—right now, it is mostly updating its Best Of lists. Therefore, per Literary Hub tradition, I now present …

We know you don’t want to read every best books of 2024 list, so Emily Temple read them all for you.

Cover image for episode 91 of Page One - The Writer's Podcast featuring Joanne Harris and her book, A Narrow Door

Day 17 of our advent calendar - Joanne Harris

We loved chatting with @joannechocolat.bsky.social back in Nov 2021 about all things writing, including how finding an agent has (and hasn’t) changed since she broke in & the current state of the publishing industry

www.writegear.co.uk/podcast/s9-e...