John Cooper Clarke, Simon Armitage and Ian McMillan are the headline poetic names at Hebden Bridge arts festival, running from Saturday 22 June until Sunday 30 June. And Hebden Bridge’s own Winston Plowes will be popping up at various events as the festival’s resident poet. You can find out more about Winston’s movements here 

 

JUNE

Worcestershire literary festival, 14-23 June  

Ludlow Fringe festival, 21-30 June

Didsbury arts festival, Manchester, 22-30 June 

Hebden Bridge arts festival, 22-30 June 

Glastonbury festival, 26-30 June 

 

JULY

Ledbury poetry festival, Herefordshire, 5-14 July 

Wirral Festival of Firsts, 6-14 July

John Clare Society festival, Helpston, near Peterborough, 12-14 July 

Penzance literary festival, 17-21 July 

Latitude festival, Southwold, Suffolk, 18-21 July 

 

AUGUST

Edinburgh festival fringe, 2-26 August

Edinburgh book festival, 10-26 August 

Arran, McLellan arts festival, 30 August – 8 September 

 

SEPTEMBER

Wigan Diggers’ festival, 7 September 

King’s Lynn poetry festival, 21-23 September 

Wigtown book festival, Dumfries and Galloway, 27 September - 6 October 

 

OCTOBER

Ilkley literature festival, 4-20 October, 

Morley literature festival, Leeds, 5-13 October

North Wales international poetry festival, Clywd theatre, 7 October ,

Manchester literature festival, 7-20 October 

Marsden poetry jam, jazz festival, Huddersfield, 11-13 October

Sheffield Off the Shelf festival of words, 12 October- 2 November 

Ryedale book festival, Malton, North Yorkshire, 19 October 

Torbay festival of poetry, 24-28 October

 

NOVEMBER

Aldeburgh poetry festival, 8-10 November 

 

Organisers, send us links to your festivals at news@writeoutloud.net, and we will endeavour to list them here, if they include poetry events. You can also upload individual festival events yourselves on our renowned Gig Guide.

 

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