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Bradford Literature Festival invites you to delve deep into your imagination and explore the limitless world of fiction.  

Join us for an array of panels, talks, and readings featuring renowned authors and emerging voices. Dynamic discussions with celebrated authors and fresh new voices, participate in interactive sessions, and enjoy special readings that bring stories to life. 

Whether you’re a fan of literary fiction, thrillers, speculative fiction, or any other genre, Bradford Literature Festival offers something for every fiction lover. 

Fiction

Tina Andrews, Miranda Kaufmann, Kate Evans
Queens and Rebels
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 10:30 – 11:30
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Race & Identity, Feminism, Fiction, History
Kit Fan, Dr Anna Sulan Masing
Tick Box: Identity, Belonging and How We Live Now
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 11:45 – 12:45
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Race & Identity, Contemporary Culture, Fiction
Tom Hindle
Whodunnit After Agatha Christie?
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 13:00 – 14:15
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Crime, Fiction
Saima Mir
Saima Mir: Deliverance Book Launch
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 14:30 – 15:30
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Crime, Fiction, Yorkshire
Bea Fitzgerald
Bea Fitzgerald: Better than Revenge Book Launch
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 16:15 – 17:15
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Fiction
Cath Staincliffe, Jess Kitching
Northern Noir at the Bar
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:30 – 21:00
Ginger Goose, BD1 1LH
Crime, Fiction, Yorkshire
Antony Johnston
Can You Solve the Murder Live: The Forest of Death
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 10:30 – 11:30
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Crime, Fiction
David M. Barnett
The Madness of Many: The Psychology of Folk Horror
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 15:45 – 17:00
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Fiction, Horror
Dr Andrew McInnes
Beyond the Page: Mary Shelley 175 Years On
Monday, 6 July 2026 | 18:00 – 19:00
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Fiction, Feminism, History
Asia Mackay, C.J. Skuse, Laura Marshall
Women Who Kill
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 19:30 – 20:30
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Crime, Fiction
C.J. Skuse
Lunch Bite: Darling Bud Book Launch with C.J. Skuse
Friday, 10 July 2026 | 12:00 – 12:45
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Lunch Bites, Fiction
Tasha Suri, Sam Davey
The Women of Camelot
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 11:30 – 12:30
Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
Comicon, Comics & Manga, Fairytales, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fiction
Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Duncan Gates
From Benighted to Rocky Horror: A Gothic Lineage
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 12:45 – 13:45
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
JB Priestley, Theatre, Gigs & Concerts, Fiction, Film
Lucy Rose, Jessie Elland, Charlotte Paradise
The Gothic Body: Queerness, Disability, and Defiance
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 17:30 – 18:45
Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
Society & Citizenship, Fiction, Feminism
Dan Richards, Jean Sprackland, Sally Coulthard
In Praise of Darkness
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 17:45 – 19:00
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Nature & The Outdoors, Fiction, Poetry
Alexandra Pringle, Hon FRSL
Ever Land: In Conversation with Amy Abdelnoor
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 15:15 – 16:15
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Fiction

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