Litfest, Lancaster

Tonight’s opening event with #SarahHall was superb. You can still buy copies of #Helm @litfest.bsky.social and support our future festivals and you can buy so many other titles as shown below . Hopefully we will see some of you over the weekend .

Looking forward to listening to the wonderful Yvonne Reddick and @liambatespoet.bsky.social reading at @litfest.bsky.social later today

‘The more local you are, the more global you are’: the ever-brilliant Sarah Hall on her new novel, ‘Helm’, place-writing, and the importance of positivity in environmental fictional writing at @litfest.bsky.social 📚🍃

We are delighted to have #SarahHall kicking off our #AutumnWeekend @litfest.bsky.social talking about her latest book #Helm and there is a full house !

A screenshot of the events available at Litfest's Autumn Weekend, follow the link for a screen reader friendly list.

🍁🍂TOMORROW, LITFEST'S AUTUMN WEEKEND BEGINS!📕📙
We can't wait to see you at one (or more!) of the fabulous events we've got for you this weekend.

Book your tickets, browse the programme, and buy the books: geni.us/LFAW25

International Fiction with Xiaolu Guo Book now:

Next week we will be delighted to welcome Xiaolu Guo to deliver the FREE Lancaster International Fiction Lecture on the subject of "Fiction as an Act of Sabotage" on 21st October in partnership with @lancasteruni.bsky.social.

Join us in person, or watch online

Top left, author photo of Sarah Hall. Top right, UK book cover for HELM. White text on a yellow band "Sold out in venue, but you can still join us online!". At the bottom, a section of the Litfest Autumn Weekend 2025 programme.

Our launch event on Friday, celebrating the release of Sarah Hall's stunning novel HELM is now sold out for in-person tickets.

However, thanks to the wonderful world of hybrid events, you can still join us online via Crowdcast wherever you are in the world. Tickets only £4: https://geni.us/helm_sh

Top left, the book cover for SEARCHING FOR MY SLAVE ROOTS, top right, author photo of Malik Al Nasir. Bottom: a section of Litfest's programme cover.

The perfect event for #BlackHistoryMonth: on Sunday 19th October at 3:30pm, join us at Lancaster Library to hear @malikalnasir.bsky.social in conversation with Rebecca Joy Novell talking about his fascinating exploration of his ancestry in SEARCHING FOR MY SLAVE ROOTS!

Book now geni.us/MalikAN

A compilation of poetry book covers with Happy National Poetry Day! in the middle.

Happy #NationalPoetryDay!

You can still snap up tickets to our Poetry Double Bill on Saturday 18th October with Yvonne Reddick and Liam Bates! geni.us/LFAWPDB

And, of course, you can grab a whole host of poetry delights from the Litfest Bookshop! litfest.org/shop/

Oliver K. Langmead and MK Hardy at Litfest Book now:

THE NEEDFIRE is coming South of the border - see @mkhardywrites.com @litfest.bsky.social's Autumn Weekend!

Join us in Lancaster 19th Oct, 2pm where they will be discussing the process of co-writing with the superb @oliverklangmead.bsky.social!

Tickets only £6. Book here:

Sarah Hall at Litfest's Autumn Weekend Book now:

"Virtuosic, a tough and supple poetry anchored in decades of attention to Cumbrian land and plants and skies." - Guardian

We're delighted to be launching our Autumn Weekend with an event celebrating Sarah Hall's spectacular HELM!

17/10, join in-person or online (£6/£4)

At the top, the book cover for LANCASHIRE FOLKTALES by Jacqueline Harris and illustrated by Marjan Wouda. At the bottom, a section of the Litfest Autumn Weekend programme cover.

Are you ready for some Lancashire Folktales? Beautifully told by Jacqueline Harris, and stunningly illustrated by MarjanWouda, all the tales in the book are rooted in the Lancashire landscape, reflecting the diverse lives lived there.

Join us Sat 18th Oct, 5pm, The Storey. Tickets £6 geni.us/LFTLS

A compilation of Litfest's venues!

We can't wait to welcome you to Litfest's Autumn Weekend 2025!

Across 12 events, join us at our in-person partner venues - The Storey, @lancasteruni.bsky.social & Lancaster Central Library - and also join in online via Crowdcast for our launch & our two International Fiction Events!

geni.us/LFAW25

A Litfest Autumn Weekend 2025 Programme against red fabric dotted with autumn leaves.

🍁📙There's just under a month to go until Litfest's Autumn Weekend 2025!

Have you booked your tickets yet? geni.us/LFAW25

A compilation of book covers featuring some of the titles now available in the Litfest Bookshop

This Litfest Festival Bookshop is now....open!

Grab all the festival titles in one handy spot (and browse the rest of the bookshop for bargains whilst you're there!

@mollieray.bsky.social @oliverklangmead.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @malikalnasir.bsky.social & more!

Shop here: geni.us/LFAWBK

Top left, book cover for GIANT by Mollie Ray, top right, author photo of Mollie. At the bottom, part of the Litfest Autumn Weekend 2025 programme cover.

We're delighted to see that @mollieray.bsky.social is shortlisted for the Young Comics Laureate 2025-6! geni.us/YCLAU

Mollie will be appearing at our Autumn Weekend to discuss how the graphic novel format allows her to treat challenging topics with wit and sensitivity. Book now £6: geni.us/LFMBHB

On the top left, an author photo of Jacqueline Harris, top right, book cover of Lancashire Folktales. At the bottom, a section of the Litfest Autumn Weekend programme cover.

On Saturday 18th October, 5pm at The Storey Lancaster, we'll be exploring the world of Lancashire's Folktales, and launching Jacqueline Harris' new collection, beautifully illustrated by Marjan Wouda!

Book tickets: geni.us/LFTLS

Top left, author photo of Lucy Strange and top left, book cover of The Ghosts of London. At the bottom, a section of the Litfest Autumn Weekend programme cover.

We've got the perfect way for young readers to kick off #SpookySeason!

On Saturday 18th October, 11:30am at The Storey, Lancaster, join bestselling author Lucy Strange for a fun morning of spooky mysteries, ghosts and monsters! Book your tickets here: geni.us/LFAWLS

@walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Photograph of Simon Armitage taken at and kindly provided by the Lost Gardens of Heligan'

The cover of the Morecambe Poetry Festival Programme

If you love Litfest, you'll probably love Morecambe Poetry Festival too!

It all kicks off tomorrow for a packed weekend of events including Michael Rosen, SuAndi,Henry Normal, and more!

Tickets and full weekend passes are available here: www.skiddle.com/g/morecambe-...

To help us make our Autumn Weekend happen, please fill in the volunteering form at the link above, or if you have any difficulties accessing this, drop us a email to bethd@litfest.org!

Against a red background scattered with falling leaves and books, a large orange leaf with white text "Volunteer with Litfest" The Litfest logo and website www.litfest.org is in the bottom left corner.

Come and volunteer with Litfest!

Litfest simply wouldn't exist without our volunteers, if you're interesting in taking part (whether that is helping with programme distribution, stewarding, running the bookshop and box office or spreading the word online), fill in our form 👉 geni.us/LFvolunteers

Top, author photo of Simon Armitage next to the book cover for New Cemetery. At the bottom, a section of the Litfest Autumn Weekend programme cover.

For this Autumn's post-festival event, we've teamed up with our friends at Lancaster Arts to bring poet laureate Simon Armitage back to Lancaster for a very special event discussing Poetry and Land with @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social!

Join us on 18th November, book tickets £12-£16 here geni.us/simon_A

Top left, an author photo of Sarah Hall, top right, book cover of Helm by Sarah Hall. Bottom, part of the cover design for Litfest's Autumn Weekend. White text: Litfest Autumn Weekend 17-21 October & 18 November 2025 Bottom left, Litfest logo and website www.litfest.org

We'll be opening our Autumn Weekend on 17th Oct 2025 by celebrating the release of HELM, the new book from acclaimed and best-selling author Sarah Hall that has been twenty years in the making.

Book your tickets (£6 attend in person/£4 watch online) and browse the full programme: geni.us/helm_sh

A photo of MK hardy on the left and one of Oliver K. Langmead on the right. The Litfest Autumn Weekend cover design is at the bottom, a red background with falling leaves and books. On the largest leaf "Autumn Weekend". White text to the bottom right is "Litfest Autumn Weekend 17-21 October and 18 November 2025". The Litfest logo and website (www.litfest.org) is in the bottom left corner.

We're delighted that our very own @mkhardywrites.com will be taking THE NEEDFIRE on the road for an event on co-writing with @oliverklangmead.bsky.social for Lancaster @litfest.bsky.social 's Autumn Weekend!

Grab your tickets now! Only £6 bit.ly/46lSmby
Full programme bit.ly/4nd4T6T

Hell yeah - excited to be chatting with @mkhardywrites.com about co-writing SFF next month at Litfest!

I’m so looking forward to presenting my new book ‘Searching for my Slave Roots’ at Lancaster Litfest @litfest.bsky.social

Against a red background with falling leaves and books, white text in the top right corner reads: "Litfest Autumn Weekend 17-21 October & 18 November 2025" In the bottom left corner is the Litfest logo and website www.litfest.org. On the three largest leaves is white text "Sarah Hall. Simon Armitage, Xiaolu Guo

It's here! Welcome to the Lancaster Litfest Autumn Weekend 2025, running 17-21 October and 18 November. Ft Sarah Hall, Simon Armitage, @oliverklangmead.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com Xiaolu Guo @malikalnasir.bsky.social & more!

Browse the full programme and get your tickets now! litfest.org

A screenshot of the Litfest Bookshop Poetry Sale

An event, a book sale and an announcement!

It may be #primeday this week, but here's your chance to shop local and grab some bargains too!

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