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Litfest launches the Poetry Mosaic!
WOW! Look at what we just did - create a Poetry Mosaic of 100 original poems from writers across the Northwest! We received more than 250 fantastic, newly-penned poems from adults and Lancaster and District school students on the subject of
Poems about Here and Now
Today by Peter Haywood Enjoy today while it shall last For soon its joys will all be past.Don’t reach a future time and sayIf only I had lived that day.Today’s time for new beginningsTime to forget much older sinning.So use each hour
Poems about Illusion
The Illusion of Choice by Maria Bertolone Do I have a choice in the matter?I ask myself as I scurry aboutAs mad as a hatter.Oh here’s missus so and soComing out for a natter.Her name escapes me,As I don’t seem to have,Any
The Litfest Autumn Weekend is here!
Litfest are delighted to announce our 2021 Autumn Weekend - 7th-12th October! Join us for 6 days of fantastic events featuring both local and international award-winning writers. After taking Litfest 2021 online in March, we found that a number of our local
We’re hiring!
*UPDATE - applications for this role have now closed* Litfest are seeking an Office Manager for 7 hours per week (flexible working preferably across 2 days). This maternity cover role is varied, flexible and an excellent chance to become involved in Lancaster’s
Upcoming Events – May 20th and 21st
Image of Jackie Morris courtesy of Elly Lucas. On May 20th and 21st, Litfest and Graffeg are delighted to welcome Nicola Davies, Cathy Fisher and Jackie Morris for two very special events. Picture Perfect will take place on Thursday 20th
Nominate Your ‘Litfest Favourites’ — Fiction and Place
At the ‘Landscape and Fiction’ conversation with James Clarke and Sarah Moss on 20 March 2021 we invited the two writers to name their favourite novels of place. James Clarke nominated Alasdair Gray's Lanark, and Sarah Moss recommended the following books: Roger Deakin
Nominate Your ‘Litfest Favourites’ — Short Stories
At Sarah Hall’s ‘In Conversation’ event on 17 March 2021 we asked her to name her three favourite short stories, but like all of us she had difficulty sticking to three, so four it had to be. And four brilliant choices they
Talking About Birds – Competition Winner!
At Litfest 2021 we were thrilled to be joined by two writers who both have had a lifelong fascination with birds – Sheffield University professor Tim Birkhead and prize-winning poet Paul Farley at the Talking About Birds event, which began with a short
Still time to join the Litfest Big Read!
The 2021 festival may be over, but there's still plenty to keep us occupied here at Litfest HQ! And there are still lots of ways you can get involved. One of our most exciting projects is The Litfest Big Read, our flagship
