Huddersfield Literature Festival

Huddersfield Literature Festival is an award-winning community festival of in-person and online events, plus an extensive Schools Programme. 

Taking place annually in the Spring, HuddLitFest presents a programme of high-quality events, activities and projects, based around the written and spoken word, delivered by a broad representation of emerging and established creative practitioners, in partnership with local community organisations.

A not-for-profit organisation, HuddLitFest is supported by grants from the Arts Council and the University of Huddersfield, and business sponsorship.

Patrons: Sir Patrick Stewart OBE, Lemn Sissay OBE & lisa luxx

Awards:
Winner of the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award at the Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards 2022 (finalist in 2023 & 2024)
Finalist at the Kirklees Diversity, Equality and Innovation Awards 2022
Winner of the Examiner Community Award for Arts 2017
3 x Finalist at the Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards in 2016, 2017 & 2020