Description
Discover the remarkable life of Alberta Vickridge, a prolific Bradford-born poet, publisher and printer, whose influence on early 20th-century literary culture is only now being fully recognised.
Working from her home in Frizinghall, Vickridge built a vibrant creative practice, editing The Jongleur magazine and connecting with leading literary figures including J.B. Priestley. She achieved national acclaim as the only Yorkshire woman to win both a Bardic Chair and Crown, while also serving in the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the First World War.
Explore Vickridge’s work, networks and legacy, as we shed light on a pioneering woman who carved out her own space in a male-dominated literary world. Through her story, we uncover a rich chapter of Bradford’s cultural history and celebrate a voice that deserves to be remembered.
About the Academic
Irene Lofthouse
Irene Lofthouse is an author, playwright, performer and research consultant based in Bradford. Her writing ranges across fiction and non-fiction; incorporates all ages and ranges across genres. She is a First story writer-in-residence for primary and secondary schools, editing five anthologies of young writers’ work. Irene regularly undertakes author talks in schools; creates educational learning content for universities, museums, libraries, Historic England, BBC Sounds and delivers workshops for Literature Festivals. Work appears in numerous anthologies (poetry and fiction); online at 26Characters; in her ‘Strange Tales’ children’s collections, and at live performances, open mics, festivals and one-woman shows.
She a trustee of JB Priestley Society, Undercliffe Cemetery and 26 Characters; has co-founded two community theatre groups and an award-winning training resources publishing business.
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