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Danny Wallace: Down the Rabbit Hole LIVESTREAMED

5 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

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*Danny Wallace*, comedian and million-copy bestselling author of *Join Me* and *Yes Man*, brings his trademark wit and insatiable curiosity to Ilkley. Wallace explains how a mysterious email to his late father from an old ‘friend’ led him down a rabbit hole of lies, conspiracies and disinformation. Sharing his encounters with reformed conspiracy theorists, families turned upside down by fake news and shadowy figures on the other side of the screen, Wallace discusses the bizarre reality of modern disinformation and whether we can do anything to stop it – even with the truth on our side.

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Dame Harriet Walter: What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said LIVESTREAMED

19 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

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“All the world’s a stage” – yet *Dame Harriet Walter* is no mere player. The star of *Succession* and *Killing Eve* is also one of Britain’s most esteemed Shakespearean actors. Having inhabited so many of Shakespeare’s leading ladies over the years, Walter now re-imagines what they might really have wanted to say. Did Lady Macbeth feel she’d have made a better King? Was Ariel anxious about her freedom? What did Cleopatra’s handmaidens think of her? Join us for a dazzlingly witty and original afternoon with Shakespeare’s women.

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Andrew Ziminski: Church Going LIVESTREAMED

19 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

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Churches are many things to us – they are places of worship, vibrant community hubs and oases of calm reflection. To know a church is to hold a key to the past that unlocks an understanding of our shared history. *Andrew Ziminski *has spent decades as a stonemason and church conservator, working on some of the greatest cathedrals and churches in Britain and acting as an informal guide to curious visitors. Join Ziminski for a charming tour through the histories, features and furnishings of the Medieval churches of the British Isles, from flying buttresses to rood screens, lichgates to chancels. Presented in partnership with All Saints’ Church.

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Jackie Kay: May Day LIVESTREAMED

19 Oct 2024

18:15 - 19:15

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Jackie Kay, former Makar of Scotland and one of our best-loved poets, returns to Ilkley to discuss her new poetry collection.

May Day casts an eye over several decades of political activism and brings to life a cast of influential historical figures, delving beneath the surfaces of received narratives: Jamaican model and Pre-Raphaelite muse Fanny Eaton; feminist political activist Angela Davis; poet and civil rights activist Audre Lorde; even Rabbie Burns. Let Kay introduce you to these fascinating figures and the poems of grief, infused with love and celebration that are woven through her new collection.This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.

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SI Leeds Literary Prize: Winner Announcement

13 Nov 2024

13:00

The winner of the 2024 award for unpublished fiction by UK-based Black and Asian women will be announced in a digital event featuring all six shortlisted writers. This year’s prize has been judged by *Nelle Andrew* (head judge), *Dr Kadija George Sesay*, *Rosemarie Hudson *and *Latoyah Innerarity*. Word Up North is proud to be one of three lead partners in the biennial prize alongside Peepal Tree Press and SI Leeds.For more info, visit: sileedsliteraryprize.com

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Janice Hallett: The Examiner LIVESTREAMED

5 Oct 2024

18:15 - 19:15

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Modern queen of crime writing and bestselling author of smash-hits *The Appeal *and *The Twyford Code*, *Janice Hallett*, discusses her genre busting new crime novel. *The Examiner *paints a gripping picture of an art course blighted by jealousy and violence among six mature students. When an external examiner arrives to assess their work, he becomes convinced that a student was killed on the course and that the others covered it up. Only a close examination of the evidence will reveal the truth… “Agatha Christie for the 21st century” The Times

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State of the Arts LIVESTREAMED

11 Oct 2024

15:30 - 17:30

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Hear all about the present and future of literature festivals and the UK literary ecology. Director of the National Poetry Centre and former Director of the Edinburgh Book Festival *Nick Barley* will be in conversation with media consultant and Chair of the National Poetry Centre *Ruth Pitt*, chaired by award winning arts broadcaster and writer *Nick Ahad*.This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.

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John Whale One-to-One Sessions – In person

19 Oct 2024

10:45

Ilkley Arts Studio

An incredible opportunity to receive a one-to-one session with poet *John Whale*– editor of Stand magazine and Director of the University of Leeds Poetry Centre – who will offer you personalised feedback and editorial advice on your work. Prior to the session, you will be provided with a series of prompts and exercises to help you begin drafting a new poem which you will need to return in advance of the session. Limited availability. Strictly one 30-minute session per person. A maximum of 3 poems with a combined length of no more than 150 lines can be considered within a session.

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Ilkley Arts Studio

4, Castle Yard, Ilkley,
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John Whale One-to-One Sessions – In person am

19 Oct 2024

11:30

Ilkley Arts Studio

An incredible opportunity to receive a one-to-one session with poet John Whale – editor of Stand magazine and Director of the University of Leeds Poetry Centre – who will offer you personalised feedback and editorial advice on your work. Prior to the session, you will be provided with a series of prompts and exercises to help you begin drafting a new poem which you will need to return in advance of the session. Limited availability. Strictly one 30-minute session per person. A maximum of 3 poems with a combined length of no more than 150 lines can be considered within a session.

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4, Castle Yard, Ilkley,
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Starve Acre Screening with Andrew Michael Hurley

13 Oct 2024

15:40 - 18:30

Ilkley Cinema

Join us for a screening of the new film adaptation of *Andrew Michael Hurley’s *folk horror novel *Starve Acre*. Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark star as Richard and Juliette, a couple befallen by tragedy in their home on the Yorkshire moors who become entwined with an occultist group. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Costa Prize winner Hurley, whose chilling new novel *Barrowbeck* is out on 24 October. Tickets for this event are available to purchase from Tues 27th August at 5pm, these are available to purchase at Ilkley Cinema website through the link below. *Please be aware that there is no Friends priority sale for this event.**Book Starve Acre Q&A here.**Presented in partnership with Ilkley Cinema*.

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Ilkley Cinema

46a Leeds Road, Ilkley,
LS29 8DP

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Martin Gayford: How Painting Happens

6 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:25

Ilkley Grammar School

Painting: inconceivably ancient, and yet it continues to be contemporary. It can take you over, draw you in, and keep you looking for a lifetime. Renowned art critic *Martin Gayford *brings a splash of colour to Ilkley in this riveting exploration of how painting happens and why it matters. Discover stories of extraordinary artists, how they worked, how they became painters, and their relationships with contemporaries and predecessors, from Vincent van Gogh on Rembrandt, to John Constable on Titian and Francis Bacon on Velázquez.

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Cowpasture Rd, Ilkley
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Dr Samir Puri: Westlessness

6 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

Ilkley Grammar School

Is the sun finally setting on the West’s outsized influence over the rest of the world? Strategy advisor and former UK diplomat *Dr Samir Puri* explains how the world is heading into a far more diverse global future. As untold wealth moves from the West to the East, nations like India and Indonesia reach new heights of growth and China continues its ascent to the peak of the economic mountain, Puri will explore how the world will function with several centres of power and asks: will the Western world give up its privileged position willingly?

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Cowpasture Rd, Ilkley
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Paul Caruana Galizia: A Death in Malta

6 Oct 2024

17:00 - 18:00

Ilkley Grammar School

When Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in 2017, her son *Paul Caruana Galizia* began a quest for justice. Who was responsible for Daphne’s murder? And who stood to profit from ending the life of a courageous and determined journalist who spoke out against corruption? Join Orwell Prize winner Caruana Galizia for a moving conversation on the life and assassination of his mother, his search for answers, the effects of corruption on modern Europe and the unshakeable power of the bond between mother and son.

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Cowpasture Rd, Ilkley
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Sam Freedman & Simon Kuper: State of the Nation

12 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

Ilkley Grammar School

Join *Sam Freedman*, leading policy expert, and *Simon Kuper*, bestselling author and* Financial Times* journalist, for a powerful and witty panel discussion on the state of our nation. Hear Freedman and Kuper hash out whether the fault lies with corrupt politicians or our broken state institutions. Is it fantasy to think that we could get politicians to behave like “good chaps” again and pave the way for a fairer, more prosperous Britain?

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Cowpasture Rd, Ilkley
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David Kynaston: Richie Benaud’s Blue Suede Shoes

12 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

Ilkley Grammar School

Prepare to be bowled over by the story of a forgotten classic that heralded the dawn of a new era for English cricket: the 1961 Ashes. Social historian *David Kynaston* vividly retells this nail-biting Ashes Test match and its contrasting captains, buttoned-up Englishman Peter May and charismatic, risk taking Aussie Richie Benaud. Trace the chequered relationship between English cricket and broader social change, as Kynaston also explores that perennial conundrum for England supporters: why, after six more decades of fierce Ashes rivalry, do the baggy green caps usually beat us? A must-catch event for cricket buffs and history fans.

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Marianna Spring: Among the Trolls

13 Oct 2024

13:15 - 14:15

Ilkley Grammar School

What drives otherwise reasonable people to believe that almost everything – from the worst attacks and wars to global health crises and climate change – is a hoax designed to kill or control millions? Join *Marianna Spring*, the BBC’s award-winning Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent, as she takes us on a tour through conspiracyland. Spring shares first-hand stories from the world of conspiracy theories, trolls and algorithms and explores how those behind the information war threaten our society and our values.

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Cowpasture Rd, Ilkley
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Patrick Dixon: How AI Will Change Your Life

13 Oct 2024

15:45 - 16:45

Ilkley Grammar School

*VENUE CHANGE: DIFFERENT FROM BROCHURE – EVENT NOW TAKING PLACE AT ILKLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL *Artificial Intelligence will create gigantic benefits for humankind but could alter the very basis of life on earth. Europe’s leading futurist *Patrick Dixon* brings his insights into the future of AI, and mankind, to the people of Ilkley in this punchy, thought–provoking event. Hear Dixon – one of the most influential business thinkers alive today – assess the existential threats and tremendous benefits – from health and education to cybersecurity, the world of work, and humanity itself. Presented in partnership with Ilkley IT.

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University of Leeds Poetry Centre Showcase

13 Oct 2024

15:00 - 16:00

Clarke Foley Community Hub

A showcase of readings by exceptional poets associated with the thriving University of Leeds Poetry Centre. Confirmed participating poets include *Jess Richards, John Whale,* *J.R. Carpenter* and *Kayo Chingonyi* with more to come. This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.Presented in partnership with the University of Leeds.

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Clarke Foley Community Hub, Cunliffe Road
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New Northern Poets Showcase

13 Oct 2024

16:30 - 17:30

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Join this year’s cohort of New Northern Poets: *Melanie Banim, Holly Bars, Mike Farren, Ian Harker, Sheena Hussain *and* Claire Lynn *for a showcase of their recent work,. This is a unique opportunity to catch readings from some of the most exciting rising poets in the north at the beginning of their poetic careers. Keep an eye on our website for updates on this year’s group of New Northern Poets! This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.Presented in partnership with the University of Leeds.

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Poetry Business Launch of COAL: before, during and after the Strike

13 Oct 2024

18:00 - 19:00

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Join Yorkshire poets *Ann and Peter Sansom* and* Sarah Wimbush * to celebrate (and collaborate) in the launch of their new anthology *COAL*. To mark the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike, hear remarkable, moving poems about miners and mining communities, before, during and after the Strike. Alongside these readings, take in slides of images by celebrated photographers John Harris, Keith Pattison and Ken Wilkinson. If you have poems (of your own or by others) please send as a single word doc to office@poetrybusiness.co.uk with Coal Online in the subject box. They can be considered if you wish for a forthcoming online anthology of poems about mining and mining communities.This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.

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Informal Verse: A Poetry Networking Event

13 Oct 2024

19:00 - 20:00

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Whether you’re trying to break into poetry publishing or simply want to meet with like-minded verse-lovers, this informal networking event offers the opportunity to relax and make new connections in the poetry world over drinks and nibbles.If you are planning on attending this event, we’d appreciate it if you could book one of our free tickets so we can get an indication of numbers, and ensure that we can supply enough drinks and nibbles!

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Bloodaxe Showcase

13 Oct 2024

20:00 - 21:00

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Join us for a showcase celebrating some of the most exciting contemporary poets published by the revolutionary Bloodaxe Books.

Set out with *Amanda Dalton* on a journey through our hidden and ghostly selves, our insides and our ‘other’ as she explores the myriad ways the human body voices unspeakable truths in her collection *Fantastic Voyage*. Take root in the reedbeds, meadows and marshes of the Norfolk Broads with *Matt Howard’s **Broadlands*. And hear *Sarah Holland-Batt,* one of Australia’s best-known poets, fearlessly probe the body’s animal endurance, appetites and metamorphoses as she reads from *The Jaguar*. *Author Bios *Amanda Dalton is a poet and playwright. Her debut *How to Disappear* was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 1999, and was followed by *Stray* in 2012. Smith|Doorstop published a pamphlet of two long poems, *Notes on Water*, in 2022, which was re-created for two voices and soundscape for BBC Radio 3’s Between the Ears, and is now included in *Fantastic Voyage*, her third book-length book of poetry (Bloodaxe Books, 2024). Amanda writes extensively for BBC Radio 4 and 3 including original drama, poetry-dramas, classic adapt-ations, re-imaginings of film, and lyric essays. Her theatre writing includes text for outdoor and site-specific performance, and drama for young people including commissions with Manchester’s Royal Exchange, Sheffield Theatres and Keswick’s Theatre By The Lake. Matt Howard is a poet and environmentalist who worked in various roles for the RSPB for more than a decade. His debut collection *Gall *was published by The Rialto in 2018, winning the inaugural Laurel Prize for Best First Collection in 2020 and the 2018 East Anglian Book Award for Poetry, and shortlisted for the 2019 Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Prize. His second book-length collection, *Broadlands*, is published by Bloodaxe this year. Matt is also an editor and events programmer. He co-founded The RSPB and The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition in 2011 and was co-editor of Magma 72 – The Climate Change Issue. He has been poet in residence for both the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and the Wordsworth Trust. He was the Douglas Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds in 2021-23.Sarah Holland-Batt is an award-winning Australian poet, editor, and critic. Her three volumes of poetry – *Aria, The Hazards *and *The Jaguar* – have each received major Australian literary awards, including the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry and the Stella Prize. She is also a critic, and her column on contemporary Australian poetry for The Australian newspaper was subsequently collected and published as *Fishing for Lightning: The Spark of Poetry*. She is a Professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Her UK retrospective, *The Jaguar: Selected Poems*, is published by Bloodaxe this year. She will be in the UK to give readings from the book in autumn 2024, supported by a travel grant from Australia Council for the Arts. This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.

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Mining the Imagination with Peter Sansom of The Poetry Business

13 Oct 2024

10:00 - 12:00

Clarke Foley Community Hub

A hugely enjoyable workshop with Mr Poetry himself*, *Peter Sansom*. Sansom is the co-director of The Poetry Business and was anointed by The Guardian as “the best poetry teacher in the world”. Drawing on a selection of brilliant contemporary poems, you’ll write three to four new poems as Sansom shows you how to write with more fluidity and depth. You’ll come away with a renewed sense of confidence in your writing and the motivation to keep writing beyond the workshop.*A nickname bestowed upon him by the great Simon Armitage.We offer a limited number of free bursary places on selected events. You can apply here.

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Jess Richards: Visual Poetry Workshop

13 Oct 2024

10:00 - 12:00

Clarke Foley Community Hub

A unique opportunity to mix writing and art with Costa Prize shortlisted novelist and poet *Jess Richards* in a hands-on workshop. You’ll be working directly with the printed word in a relaxed and creative setting, as Richards shows how to use book pages, found text and art materials to create collaged poems, altered books or even your own book sculpture. Poetry in motion!We offer a limited number of free bursary places on selected events. You can apply here.

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