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Bradford’s Literary Connections: Malachi Whitaker & J.B. Priestley

3 Jul 2025

14:00 - 15:00

City Park

Discover the fascinating connection between J.B. Priestley and Malachi Whitaker, two remarkable Bradford writers, in this insightful talk by Valerie Waterhouse, Whitaker’s literary executor and first biographer.  

Learn about Whitaker’s acclaimed short stories, Priestley’s literary legacy, and their famous 1930s meeting at Bradford’s Midland Hotel. 

Waterhouse, a PhD researcher at Salford University, recently wrote the afterword to the new edition of Whitaker’s memoir And So Did I and brings unique insight shaped by her West Yorkshire roots. A must for fans of literary history and forgotten voices worth rediscovering. 

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No Age Restriction

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City Park

City Park, Bradford
BD1

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