Our annual celebration of women's writing!
Our annual Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing is back from
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 September!
We're celebrating contemporary writers and artists through this year's theme, Webs of Childhood - tying in with our 2024 special exhibition on the Bront
ës' younger years.
The festival's focus is literature for children and young adults, and we're excited to welcome a host of fantastic speakers and workshop leaders (including our headline speaker, Dame Jacqueline Wilson!) to help us explore the theme.
Whether you're a writer, a reader, or simply interested in reminiscing about your favourite childhood books, we have talks and workshops for all ages.
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As part of the Brontë Festival of Women's Writing, we also have our free Words on the Street festival! This includes fun, accessible events for families, running alongside the main festival. We're grateful to Bradford City Council for funding these activities.
We're also happy to announce we'll be livestreaming and recording all our talks this year. If you can't make it in person, find out more about our Digital Festival Pass here.
Planning on attending multiple talks across the weekend? Take a look at our Weekend Festival Pass option here.
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Read on to find out what's in store for the weekend, or download the full festival programme here...