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Ann Cleeves & Cath Staincliffe champion libraries at Festival event
Bestselling crime writers, Ann Cleeves and Cath Staincliffe, made impassioned speeches in favour of libraries at a pre-Festival event for the 2019 Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF2019) last night (Wednesday 6 March). Around 230 people attended the event at the...
When a Dalek and a TARDIS landed at our Doctor Who themed Preview
Doctor Who fans had the time of their lives at a special Preview event for Huddersfield Literature Festival (HFL2019) held on 12 February 2019, when they came face to face with a Dalek, and a Tardis materialised in Huddersfield Library. They had the opportunity to...
Access Guides – try the new app
AccessAble launches new appOur venue Access Guides are commissioned from AccessAble and can be viewed here. Now there's a brand new mobile AccessAble App, which aims to transform the quality and availability of accessibility information. Here is more information from...
How to run a festival – a peek behind the scenes
Exciting, frustrating, challenging, hard work, fun, rewarding – running a festival is all of these things and more. As we gear up for our next Festival, we thought you might enjoy a behind-the-scenes peek at the process involved. Q: When did the Festival start and...
Another award for HLF
We're delighted to announce that we have been selected as the Best Literature Festival 2018 in the Yorkshire & the Humber Enterprise Awards. The Festival couldn't take place without the hard work and enthusiasm of the Festival Steering Committee and Volunteers...
Meet the magical Snow Lion!
Never before seen in Huddersfield, the magical Snow Lion is making a special appearance at PPG Canalside on Leeds Road on Saturday 10 March. Accompanied by the Red Queen and her servant, the Snow Lion is a gentle giant, created by puppetry and animatronics, guaranteed...
We’re thrilled to announce our Headline Guest for HLF2018 is…. Sir Patrick Stewart OBE
Our Patron will appear at Huddersfield Town Hall for an exclusive event to talk about how his love of words has lead to his glittering career Sir Patrick Stewart OBE is one of the world’s most gifted and best loved actors in addition to being one of Yorkshire’s most...
Magical Preview: HLF2018 Events Revealed & Iron Man Competition winner announced
On Wednesday 22nd November at Huddersfield Library while a cold wind blew and rain pattered at the windows, a parade of Cosplayers led the way from the University of Huddersfield to the Library. Here, the Huddersfield Literature Festival revealed some of the line-up...
It’s a magical time for Huddersfield Literature Festival, with a Harry Potter themed Preview for the 2018 Festival (HLF2018) on Wed 22 November at Huddersfield Library
Free event to reveal next Festival authors and performers, announcement of competition winners and a new website! Huddersfield 6 November 2017: Huddersfield Literature Festival is to announce the details of the 2018 Festival with a magical Harry Potter themed Preview...
Huddersfield Literature Festival Shortlisted for White Rose Awards for the second year running
We are pleased to announce that the Huddersfield Literature Festival has been shorlisted for the White Rose Awards for the second year running. We are in a different category this year and we're up against some top competition but we're very proud to be in...
White Rose finalists – again!
The annual Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards took place on 30 October and we were delighted to be chosen as finalists for the second year in a row. The prestigious awards were this year held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds – a spacious...