Literary festivals
Stormzy and Tracey Emin join Hay festival 2023 lineup
The UK’s best-known literary festival has a new CEO and promises ‘11 days of different’ as it unveils its full lineup featuring Richard Osman, Dua Lipa, Margaret Atwood and more
Sarah Shaffi
14, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
Adelaide Writers’ Week: rare moments of empathy and nuance found amid a storm of controversy
After a contentious lead-up, this year’s literary festival was packed with audiences ready to speak their minds, but also willing to listen
Sian Cain
11, Mar, 2023 @7:00 PM
Adelaide Writers’ Week withdrawals ‘sad’ and ‘unfortunate’, director Louise Adler says
Adler defends ‘courageous spaces to air opposing views’ as major sponsor and three Ukrainian writers pull out over comments from other invited authors
Henry Belot
24, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
Colm Tóibín quits role at Irish literary festival in row over volunteers
Future of Listowel Writers’ Week in question amid allegations of ‘toxic’ culture
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
14, Nov, 2022 @1:17 PM
On my radar: Angela Hartnett’s cultural highlights
The chef on Stanley Tucci in a new BBC murder drama, the charms of San Francisco and meeting her musical hero
Killian Fox
15, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
‘People need to tell stories’: Lviv holds literary festival in defiance of war
Writers at annual book event in Ukrainian city say storytelling and art have helped many endure violence
Emma Graham-Harrison and Charlotte Higgins in Lviv
09, Oct, 2022 @10:00 AM
Literary festival cancelled due to cost of living crisis
Ways With Words, the organisers of Words by the Water in Keswick, say low ticket sales mean it is not viable to run next year’s event
Sarah Shaffi
05, Sep, 2022 @2:08 PM
Ten reasons why Bradford deserves to be 2025’s city of culture
From Charlotte Brontë to David Hockney and Zayn Malik, my home town of Bradford has a rich cultural history – and its beauty is balm for the soul
Saima Mir
02, Jun, 2022 @2:38 PM
Why Conservatives have learned not to voice their opinions at literary festivals | Letters
Letters: David Shipley and Richard Free respond to Zoe Williams’ suggestion that all those who attend are leftwing remainers
Letters
22, May, 2022 @4:33 PM
You’ll never meet a rightwinger at a literary festival | Zoe Williams
No one hates the government more than your average book-fest crowd – and don’t they let you know it?
Zoe Williams
17, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
A moment that changed me: my dream job healed my excruciating pain
The autoimmune disease lupus had ruined my life until I landed an interview at the Southbank Centre. After years of trying to fit in I’d found my tribe – and a way to get better
Christina Patterson
27, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
Free Books Fest aims to give excluded readers their first ‘journey with a book’
Event in Peckham, London, this weekend will allow visitors to pick a title they want alongside a range of author events
Sarah Shaffi
13, Apr, 2022 @2:30 PM
1 / 5 pages