Yes, Huddersfield has its own Literature Festival!

Huddersfield Literature Festival 2006
Thursday 16th March to Sunday 19th March

Huddersfield has an excellent history of hands-on involvement with contemporary poetry - it's the home of the long-established Poetry Business, for a start - so it's really not surprising that they have now moved their town more firmly into the literature festival arena. This is their first ever Festival and from the names listed below, it looks like being a worthwhile trip if you don't live in the Huddersfield area. Some well-known names from the world of poetry amongst these writers and some new ones too, looking for an audience. So if you get the chance, go and support this new Festival.

Here's the first Huddersfield Festival Line-up 2006:

--- ABDELLATIF AKBIB --- FRANCESCA BEARD --- MARTYN BEDFORD --- JOHN BOYNE --- DONNA DALEY-CLARKE --- DAVID STUART DAVIES --- GIDEON DEFOE --- JEREMY DYSON --- PAUL FARLEY --- MARK GATISS --- GEORGE GREEN --- SARAH HALL --- STEPHEN HALL --- GEOFF HATTERSLEY --- PETER HOBBS --- GAIA HOLMES --- SIMON INGS --- HELEN IVORY --- CHRIS KERR --- SHAMSHAD KHAN --- FRANCES LEVISTON --- MIL MILLINGTON --- JULIE MYERSON --- PATRICK NEATE --- JACOB POLLEY --- GEOFF RYMAN --- ADAM STRICKSON --- GEORGE SZIRTES --- HARRIET TARLO ---SOPHIE WAINWRIGHT ---LOUISE WELSH ---

Visit the Huddersfield Festival online at http://www.litfest.org.uk for a better idea of who's performing when and/or book by phone with a credit card at 0870 990 5025.


IMPORTANT UPDATE, POSTED SUNDAY 12TH
I've just been told that the Huddersfield events on the Saturday are nearly sold out. But there are still tickets left for Adam Strickson and Frances Leviston and Harriet Tarlo and Geoff Hattersley - basically because those events are being held at larger venues. So if you're thinking of going, BOOK NOW!