Art and Culture in Huddersfield – Podcasts
Art and Culture in Huddersfield is a special series of six 15-minute podcasts, created by a cohort of...
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Workshop: If These Walls Could Talk (5 April)
Workshop: If These Walls Could Talk (5 April)
An interactive writing workshop and follow-up sharing event* led by author and editor Yvonne Battle-Felton exploring The Arcade Dewsbury...
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Simon Armitage + LYR
Simon Armitage + LYR
An unmissable evening of poetry and music featuring Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and the band LYR. A poetry...
4 events,
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The Printed Word – WYPW
The Printed Word – WYPW
The Printed Word – hand print opening lines from famous novels with West Yorkshire Print Workshop Join WYPW...
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The Shortest History of Sex – ONLINE
The Shortest History of Sex – ONLINE
David Baker talks about his new book, The Shortest History of Sex. An online event released as...
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Workshop: If These Walls Could Talk (12 April)
Workshop: If These Walls Could Talk (12 April)
An interactive writing workshop and follow-up sharing event* led by author and editor Yvonne Battle-Felton exploring The Arcade Dewsbury...
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Stafflex Free Family Day
Stafflex Free Family Day
Our annual Family Day sponsored by Stafflex is one of our most popular events – with free entry...
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Celebrate Eid with Rumi in Huddersfield
Celebrate Eid with Rumi in Huddersfield
Celebrate Eid with a magical and inspirational performance of the 13th-century poet Rumi’s The Alchemy of Love, featuring Gulcin Bulut and the Sahba Ensemble.
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ONLINE: Ask an Agent
ONLINE: Ask an Agent
Your chance to put your questions about the publishing process to literary agents: Clare Coombes from the Liverpool...
3 events,
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Older South Asian Migrant Women’s Experiences of Ageing in the UK
Older South Asian Migrant Women’s Experiences of Ageing in the UK
MORE TICKETS ADDED! Dr Nafhesa Ali talks about her new book, which provides a complete picture of the...
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Tipi Launch – Meet the Dragon & Dragon Queen
Tipi Launch – Meet the Dragon & Dragon Queen
Join us for our Festival Tipi launch – all welcome! Meet our Dragon and Dragon Queen – prizes...
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RHW Networking – a Huddersfield Live event
RHW Networking – a Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. RHW Networking, Connection & Support is a free group which...
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Meet the Hub – A Huddersfield Live event
Meet the Hub – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Meet the Hub is an informal drop-in event for readers,...
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Book Launch – Henry and his Horrendous Hiccups
Book Launch – Henry and his Horrendous Hiccups
A storytelling, activity and craft session for young children, with creative movement and dance, in the fabulous setting...
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Sairish Hussain & Lucy Sheerman
Sairish Hussain & Lucy Sheerman
The critically acclaimed author of The Family Tree Sairish Hussain talks about her new novel Hidden Fires, set...
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Gavin Esler – Britain Is Better Than This – HYBRID EVENT
Gavin Esler – Britain Is Better Than This – HYBRID EVENT
The award-winning broadcaster, writer and journalist Gavin Esler discusses his latest book Britain Is Better Than This, an urgent and timely exploration of a political system in peril –and what we must do to save it.
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Online Workshop: Vision Boarding
Online Workshop: Vision Boarding
Create your Vision Board for 2024 with ICF-trained coach Juliet Thomas. During this hour-long workshop, Juliet will...
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Workshop – Ted Hughes
Workshop – Ted Hughes
Mayday on Holderness is the decisive poem in Ted Hughes’s oeuvre, important for several reasons: it is his...
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Dinky Disco
Dinky Disco
Gather up your mini movers and shakers for a daytime dance party for little ravers and their sleep...
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An Introduction to Give… A Few Words
An Introduction to Give… A Few Words
Sharron Wilkinson of Give… A Few Words will introduce the letter-writing organisation and explore why letter writing is...
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Scott Binns – A Huddersfield Live event
Scott Binns – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Join us in the Tipi for a performance of two...
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Aspire Journeys
Aspire Journeys
An exhibition that celebrates the work created by members of Aspire Creating Communities in partnership with local schools....
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Conscious Hour Unplugged
Conscious Hour Unplugged
Conscious Hour Unplugged – where young people step into the spotlight! Conscious Hour Unplugged is an electrifying open...
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Helen Lederer – Not That I’m Bitter
Helen Lederer – Not That I’m Bitter
Enjoy a riotously enjoyable evening with the Absolutely Fabulous star, stand-up, and writer, who was at the heart...
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Ink Spill Poetry Night: Water
Ink Spill Poetry Night: Water
Ink Spill is a Huddersfield-based poetry organisation which was founded in 2022 with the purpose of bringing together...
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Wild Wanderers
Wild Wanderers
Bring your young adventurers along to find out how to become Wild Wanderers with author Dom Conlon. With...
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Workshop: Between You and I – ONLINE
Workshop: Between You and I – ONLINE
This interactive workshop led by author and editor Yvonne Battle-Felton will include writing exercises, questions, and activities that...
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is coming to Huddersfield! Bring the family to meet the much-loved character...
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Where Are You From? No, Where Are You Really From? – HYBRID EVENT
Where Are You From? No, Where Are You Really From? – HYBRID EVENT
Professor Audrey Osler draws on stories from her mixed-heritage family to explore ideas around migration, identity and belonging. ...
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Book Launch: In the Foothills of the Himalayas
Book Launch: In the Foothills of the Himalayas
Join Huddersfield author Dr Sarah Hussain for the launch of her new novel, an eco-thriller set against the...
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Workshop: Arvon North Comes to Huddersfield
Workshop: Arvon North Comes to Huddersfield
They say everyone has a book in them...so if you’ve always fancied trying to free your inner...
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Monique Roffey – Passiontide – HYBRID EVENT
Monique Roffey – Passiontide – HYBRID EVENT
Transport yourself to the Caribbean with the Costa prize-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch Monique Roffey...
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Film Premiere: River Wharfe
Film Premiere: River Wharfe
A chance to attend the premiere of a stunning new documentary film, River Wharfe: A Living Artery, followed...
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Kieran Doyle – A Huddersfield Live event
Kieran Doyle – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Kieran Doyle is a Huddersfield-based singer/songwriter who started writing songs...
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Rose Condo – How to Find Where You Belong – Hybrid Event
Rose Condo – How to Find Where You Belong – Hybrid Event
The critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning poet performs work from her latest collection How to Find Where You Belong,...
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Fishing4Compliments – A Huddersfield Live event
Fishing4Compliments – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. A performance of the uplifting, heart-felt songs of Eileen Alanna...
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Poetry Slam 2024 – Hybrid Event
Poetry Slam 2024 – Hybrid Event
One of our most popular Festival events – our annual Poetry Slam – returns with 10 amazing poets...
13 events,
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Blitz That Stress – A Huddersfield Live event
Blitz That Stress – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Do you want to feel more relaxed and happier? Narelle...
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The Rainbow Butterfly – 12pm Showing
The Rainbow Butterfly – 12pm Showing
The Rainbow Butterfly is an interactive performance for children, weaving together aerial circus, contortion and dynamic contemporary and...
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Workshop: Poetry in Mixed Media
Workshop: Poetry in Mixed Media
Enjoy a creative art workshop using lines from poetry to create a mixed media image with art tutor...
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Workshop: Become a Rainbow Butterfly
Workshop: Become a Rainbow Butterfly
*Sorry, this event is Sold Out* Eco-craft activity for families offered between the two performances of The Rainbow...
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ONLINE: Workshop: Writing a Memoir: Where Do I Start?
ONLINE: Workshop: Writing a Memoir: Where Do I Start?
Do you want to write about your life and don't know how to get going? How do we...
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Heslop & Stringer – A Huddersfield Live event
Heslop & Stringer – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Heslop & Stringer will be performing songs from their debut...
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The Rainbow Butterfly – 3pm Showing
The Rainbow Butterfly – 3pm Showing
The Rainbow Butterfly is an interactive performance for children, weaving together aerial circus, contortion and dynamic contemporary and...
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Cream Tea with explorer Ash Bhardwaj – HYBRID EVENT
Cream Tea with explorer Ash Bhardwaj – HYBRID EVENT
Join global explorer Ash Bhardwaj on an exciting journey through his travel experiences – including accompanying Levison Wood...
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Sarah Jay – A Huddersfield Live event
Sarah Jay – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Sarah Jay is an internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning, uplifting, dynamic female vocalist....
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Alexandra Carlos – A Huddersfield Live event
Alexandra Carlos – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Come along and enjoy a live performance from local singer/songwriter,...
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Book Launch: Ordinary Extraordinary
Book Launch: Ordinary Extraordinary
Serendipity Creative Writers brings you a selection of writing from those often marginalised in society in an anthology...
James Leslie, Musician – A Huddersfield Live event
James Leslie, Musician – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Join us in the Tipi for an acoustic evening with...
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Launch of The Lazy Book Club Huddersfield – A Huddersfield Live event
Launch of The Lazy Book Club Huddersfield – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Welcome to the launch of The Lazy Book Club Huddersfield! This is...
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Talking Zebras Open Mic
Talking Zebras Open Mic
Open Mic slots held in the Festival Tipi, led by long-established local group Talking Zebras. No booking required,...
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A Tree in Time
A Tree in Time
The magical Annapurna Indian Dance company presents A Tree in Time: a dance and storytelling session with live...
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ONLINE – Learned By Heart
ONLINE – Learned By Heart
The heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack,...
12 events,
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When there is always Love – 12pm Wednesday 24 April
When there is always Love – 12pm Wednesday 24 April
A Dark Horse Theatre street theatre production commissioned special for this year’s Festival. Love is an ever-fixed mark,...
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Beautiful Bookmarks – A Huddersfield Live event
Beautiful Bookmarks – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Join S2R in the Huddersfield Literature Festival Tipi for a...
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You’re Nicked – with Ben Lamb
You’re Nicked – with Ben Lamb
With wit, humour and insight, the author of the first dedicated study of one of British television’s most...
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Kate Rawles – The Life Cycle (Honley)
Kate Rawles – The Life Cycle (Honley)
Stories from eco adventurer Kate Rawles, who embarked on an 8,000-mile journey through South America on a bicycle...
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Give… A Few Words
Give… A Few Words
In this fun and interactive workshop, Sharron Wilkinson and Patrycja Bartosinska-Kos will explain the wellbeing benefits of writing...
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It’s all about the meet-cute! – A Huddersfield Live event
It’s all about the meet-cute! – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Join Jennifer Burkinshaw, an award-winning, local author as she discuss...
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Words, Vision & Sound
Words, Vision & Sound
Unfortunately, this event on Wednesday 24 April has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. A new date and...
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Kate Rawles – The Life Cycle (Meltham)
Kate Rawles – The Life Cycle (Meltham)
Stories from eco adventurer Kate Rawles, who embarked on an 8,000-mile journey through South America on a bicycle...
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ONLINE: Black Britain: Writing Back
ONLINE: Black Britain: Writing Back
Your chance to hear from three authors featured in Penguin’s Black Britain: Writing Back series – Judith Bryan,...
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Coffee and Calligraphy
Coffee and Calligraphy
SORRY, SOLD OUT! In this fascinating practical session, you will be introduced to traditional Arabic Calligraphy (Nastaliq Script)...
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Pitch to Publishers
Pitch to Publishers
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSPONED. THE EVENT WILL STILL TAKE PLACE BUT AT A DIFFERENT DATE...
7 events,
When there is always Love – 2pm Thursday 25 April
A Dark Horse Theatre street theatre production commissioned special for this year’s Festival. Love is an ever-fixed mark,...
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Poetry Competition Launch – U3A
Poetry Competition Launch – U3A
Get your creative juices flowing and enter the anniversary poetry competition organised by the Huddersfield & District U3A....
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Charlotte Furness & Rebecca Ryan
Charlotte Furness & Rebecca Ryan
Come and support two local authors as they discuss their work and find out about their route into...
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Book Launch: Eely
Book Launch: Eely
Celebrate the publication of Steve Ely’s new work of poetry Eely. Steve Ely is an award-winning poet...
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Book Launch: Grist
Book Launch: Grist
Join us for the launch of this year’s Grist anthology, Apocalypse Now: Stories for the End of the...
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Have a jam with JimDam – A Huddersfield Live event
Have a jam with JimDam – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Come along and enjoy a music open mic night showcasing local talent,...
9 events,
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Finding Stories in Nature
Finding Stories in Nature
In this session you will immerse yourself in the beautiful woodlands of Eden Forest in Honley to find...
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The Art of the Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve
The Art of the Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve
Join Simon Robinson and Steve Goldman, co-authors of the book The Art of the Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve (which...
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Workshop: Silk Painted Butterflies
Workshop: Silk Painted Butterflies
Learn how to make silk painted butterfly cards with art tutor Louise Grassby. All materials and equipment will...
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Gaia Holmes: He Used to Do Dangerous Things – Preview
Gaia Holmes: He Used to Do Dangerous Things – Preview
Hear from award-winning local writer Gaia Holmes at thepreview of her debut short story collection: He Used to...
Mason Whittle – A Huddersfield Live event
Mason Whittle – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. Mason will entertain in his special way with music from...
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Spencer Lee Wilson – A Huddersfield Live event
Spencer Lee Wilson – A Huddersfield Live event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi. An evening with Spencer Lee Wilson (aka The Dead...
10 events,
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We Are All Astronauts
We Are All Astronauts
3,2,1 … BLAST OFF! Join bestselling author/illustrator Kate Pankhurst to meet the shining star of We Are All Astronauts...
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Children’s Crime Busting Workshop – Almondbury
Children’s Crime Busting Workshop – Almondbury
Bring your young super sleuths to this fabulous Crime Busting Workshop designed for 8-11 year olds, with children’s...
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Glitter Boy – Cancelled.
Glitter Boy – Cancelled.
We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. Polari-Prize-winning author Ian Eagleton talks about his...
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Alex Wheatle and Colin Grant – HYBRID EVENT
Alex Wheatle and Colin Grant – HYBRID EVENT
A chance to hear from the acclaimed authors of two important memoirs: Alex Wheatle’s Sufferah: Memoir of a...
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Children’s Crime Busting Workshop – Lindley
Children’s Crime Busting Workshop – Lindley
Bring your young super sleuths to this fabulous Crime Busting Workshop designed for 8-11 year olds, with children’s...
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Workshop: with Andrew McMillan
Workshop: with Andrew McMillan
A chance to take part in a workshop taught by multi-award-winning poet Andrew McMillan. Exercises will be inspired...
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A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah – HYBRID EVENT
A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah – HYBRID EVENT
In this special event, poet Michelle Scally Clarke, Colin Grant and Alex Wheatle explore the poetry, music and...
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Polari: Celebrating LGBTQ+ writing talent – HYBRID EVENT
Polari: Celebrating LGBTQ+ writing talent – HYBRID EVENT
Enjoy fabulous performances from a diverse and talented line-up of LGBTQ+ writers. Hosted by author and journalist Paul...
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Out + Loud Open Mic
Out + Loud Open Mic
An open mic night for queer performers of all kinds, hosted by poetic comedian Zee. From music to...
9 events,
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Open Mic – Young Poet Laureates
Open Mic – Young Poet Laureates
Meet the next generation of West Yorkshire poets at the West Yorkshire Young Poet Laureate Programme 2022-23 Shortlist...
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Ady & Friends – A Huddersfield Live Event
Ady & Friends – A Huddersfield Live Event
A Huddersfield Live event in the HuddLitFest Tipi Join in the fun with ‘Ady & Friends’ with their...
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Ink Spill Poetry Workshop
Ink Spill Poetry Workshop
A workshop challenging northern stereotypes through poetry, hosted by Abbi Senior and Hannah Robinson-Wright of Ink Spill, followed...
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Workshop: Vision Boarding
Workshop: Vision Boarding
Create your Vision Board for 2024 with ICF-trained coach Juliet Thomas. Juliet will give you an overview...
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Amy-Jane Beer – The Flow
Amy-Jane Beer – The Flow
The writer and naturalist Amy-Jane Beer talks about her lyrical and moving new book: The Flow: Rivers, Water...
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Everyday Shakespeare – Hybrid Event
Everyday Shakespeare – Hybrid Event
In this lively and hugely entertaining show, Ben and David Crystal bring to life some of Shakespeare’s many...
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Mark Billingham & Abir Mukherjee – HYBRID EVENT
Mark Billingham & Abir Mukherjee – HYBRID EVENT
A chance to hear from two crime writers at the top of their game. Author of 21 Sunday...
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Wrap Party in the Tipi
Wrap Party in the Tipi
Join us for our final evening in the Tipi to celebrate our fabulous Festival! Keep checking back...
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Disunited Jukebox – A 21st Century Opera from Company Carpi
Disunited Jukebox – A 21st Century Opera from Company Carpi
Angry, serious, comic, inquisitive, personal and emotional… Disunited Jukebox is a brand new contemporary anthology chamber opera about...
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Sharing Event: If These Walls Could Talk
Sharing Event: If These Walls Could Talk
A sharing event for workshop participants who would like to read their work and/or listen to work created...