Whatever it is you love about the written word you will find it here at York's Literature Festival, so much to do for everybody of all ages at this wonderful time with live audience participation events all over the city.

David Dimbleby will reflect on his 50-year career at the BBC taking us behind the scenes of some of the biggest moments in British broadcasting 

Contemporary poetry, Historic mysteries and secrets, creative writing workshops, for the little people join childrens writers James Harris, Daisy May Johnson and Liz Flanagan.

An evening of spoken word and live music celebrating Hannah Davies’ first poetry collection. Dolls is a fierce and tender collection about womanhood, motherhood, feminism and survival.

Whether you’re an aspiring author, or just curious about how to get started, this short session will introduce you to some of the core concepts of writing children’s and all types of fiction.

Lots of amazing creative nonfiction and fiction starts with family stories – the kinds of mysteries, secrets and folklore

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