MICHAEL STEWART

Michael Stewart

Dr Michael Stewart’s debut novel, King Crow, was the winner of the Guardian’s Not-the-Booker Award and has been selected as a recommended read for World Book Night. Other books include Couples (poetry); Café Assassin (novel); Mr Jolly; Four Letter Words (short fiction); The Dogs (poetry); Ill Will: The Untold Story of Heathcliff (novel); Walking the Invisible: following in the Brontës’ Footsteps (hybrid memoir).
He is also the creator of the Brontë Stones project, four monumental stones situated in the landscape between the birthplace and the parsonage, inscribed with poems by Kate Bush, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeannette Winterson and Jackie Kay, which he delivered in collaboration with Bradford Literature Festival.

Upcoming Events

BLF 2025
Kirsty Logan, Dr Michael Stewart, Molly Aitken
Witchy Reads
Saturday, 28 June 2025 | 14:15 – 15:15
The Small Hall , University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Comicon, Comics & Manga
Event Reference: CM009
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BLF 2025
Dr Michael Stewart
In the Footsteps of the Brontës Heritage Walking Tour
Saturday, 5 July 2025 | 10:00 – 15:00
Old Bell Chapel, BD13 3AB
Brontë, History
Event Reference: BR001