Bradford Literature Festival

And so, the 11th chapter of Bradford Literature Festival comes to an end. 752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees. Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable.

Bradford Literature Festival made the city feel like the centre of the universe after focusing on peace - Frank Birch yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/c…

What a joy to host a truly mouthwatering conversation with Grace Dent and @NishaKatona, chaired by @TVRadioPeg. 🍛📚 Thank you to @readingagency, @bbcarts, @bradfordlibs247 and @Bradford2025 for making this possible. #BradfordLitFest #GraceDent #NishaKatona #FoodWriting

Poetry with a Punch this year brought together raw talent, powerful words and an electric energy - a night we’ll never forget. Look out for the poems coming to our channels soon. #BradfordLitFest #SpokenWord #PoetryWithAPunch

Join Anne Norton, Myriam François, Salman Sayyid and Saeed Khan for a fascinating discussion about the current state of democracy in the modern world. New podcast episodes every week.🎧 linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest #BradfordLitFest #Politics #Democracy #Podcast #WorldAffairs

We were proud to have our Illustrated Universal Declaration of Human Rights exhibition featured in Bradford libraries as part of the recent #BradfordLiteratureFestival! 📚 Thank you @BradfordLitFest & Ella Marshall for including us! #RFKUK #HumanRights #SpeakTruthToPower

Discover the essential writings of the late scholar, Martin Lings, curated by Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi. New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧 linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest #BradfordLitFest #MartinLings #Bookstagram #Podcast

The brilliant head honcho @clivebradley & myself talking @Castlevania at @BradfordLitFest 🙌🏽❤️ Honoured to be there & humbled by how the show spoke to people 🙏🏽We shouted out the marvellous @SamuelDeats @AdamDeats @kevinkolde & team! #CastlevaniaNocturne @netflix @NetflixGeeked

What an incredible festival we had this year! But what was your standout moment? 🤩 #BradfordLitFest #Bookstagram #BookSky #LiteratureFestival

For the first round-up of July we’re focusing on an emotive photography and audio storytelling project, Through Their Eyes, that became a focal point at our recent Thrive leadership event and is now showing at @BradfordLitFest. 👉 youtu.be/ci_vtAVIgbc

This weekend we went to @BradfordLitFest to offer writing advice and discuss careers in publishing! Thanks for having us Bradford - take a look at our trip from behind the scenes:

This year's @BradfordLitFest featured incredible events on politics, literature, history and beyond, across ten brilliant days! 💫 We supported events on Islamophobia and the crisis in Sudan – both deeply important causes for us.

A snippet of the events I attended at this year's @BradfordLitFest

And now for something completely different, Robin Ince and Pierre Novellie at @BradfordLitFest discuss neurodivergence and comedy in a session called “Thinking differently and laughing loudly” #BradfordLitFest

Moved by poignant, funny, sad #LGBTQ+ storytelling ⁦@polarisalon⁩ ⁦@BradfordLitFest⁩ ⁦@WallersBrewery⁩ from⁦⁦@paul_mc_veigh⁩ and @vg8083 were rock n roll @paulburston1 MC’d

Tonight, the Mevlevi Sema ceremony filled the hall with spiritual grace and artistic beauty; a mesmerising performance by the Konya Sufi Ensemble rooted in Rumi’s teachings at @BradfordLitFest

I’m at the Bradford Literacy Festival! Looking forward to reading from my debut novel Smoke and Silk at Polari Salon @bradfordlitfest @paulburston1 @polarisalon @mountainleopardpress @HeadlineBooks @GreeneandHeaton

Today we’re at Bradford Literature Festival @BradfordLitFest, kicking off a weekend of powerful talks, workshops, and performances — starting with Dr. Maya Petrovich from @tcddublin and @yeedublin & Saeed Khan @saeedkhan1967 on Crimea’s past and present.

Today @bradfordlitfest it’s the amazing @stephlunch who was wonderful. And her book #Deadline is FAB!

📚 Poetry for the Many with @jeremycorbyn & @LenMcCluskey – an evening of politics, poetry & powerful verse. 📍 St George’s Hall 🕗 Sunday 6 July, 8 PM #BradfordLitFest #PoetryForTheMany #JeremyCorbyn #LenMcCluskey