Festival News
Statement on withdrawal of speakers from this year’s festival
Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) is committed to using the power of literature to strengthen communities and bring people from all walks of life together. Over the past five years, the festival has grown from a 2-day event, attracting just 968…
Bradford Literature Festival hosts World Book Day event: Share a Story Live
The event, in partnership with World Book Day and the National Literacy trust will see 650 children come together for an exciting day of interactive events featuring some top children’s authors. For the first time, World Book Day 2019 will…
BLF attend Lahore Literature Festival as part of University delegation
A high-powered delegation led by the University of Bradford’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Cantor, a group of Senior University academics and staff will be visiting Pakistan to meet with partners, alumni and stakeholders … The delegation also includes notable community leaders from…
Bradford Literature Festival judged top tourism event in Yorkshire
BRADFORD Literature Festival has triumphed at the White Rose Awards, taking home the Tourism event of the Year trophy. The team behind the festival, which has been running in the city since 2014, picked up the award at a ceremony…
White Rose Awards 2018: The Winners
Bradford Literature Festival named as the 2018 Tourism Event of the Year. Read full article here.
Bradford Literature Festival offers students chance to appear at festival
The competition, being run in association with Provident Financial Group, challenges teams of three or four Year 12 students to pitch an idea for an event to be held as part of next year’s Bradford Literature Festival Public Programme. Six winning teams…
FutureBook programme launches featuring ‘all the talents’
Bradford Literature Festival director Syima Aslam is to appear at FutureBook Live Conference along with Eliza Easton, principal policy researcher at Nesta; Sam Coniff Allende, author of Be More Pirate; Ian Forrester, senior R&D firestarter at BBC North lab; Wil Harris, co-founder…
Syima Aslam wins Professional of the Year
Syima Aslam has won the award for Professional of the Year at the Yorkshire Asian Business Awards. Click here to read more.
Shortlist for Yorkshire Asian Business Association Awards announced
The shortlists for categories in the Yorkshire Asian Business Association Awards feature a host of Bradford names, including Bradford Literature Festival founder Syima Aslam and Asian Life’s Hussein Kajee. To read more click here.
Syima Aslam wins Hospital Club Award
Syima Aslam, the founder of the Bradford Literature Festival, was last night announced as the winner of the Hospital Club h 100 Award in the Writing and Publishing category. Click to read more.
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