Litfest Competitors

Ilkley Literature Festival is nationally acknowledged for its artistic excellence, diverse programming, and year-round writer development initiatives for children, young people and adults. The two-week Autumn festival itself brings literature and poetry of national and international significance to audiences of over 22,000 each October, as well as showcasing new work by emerging and mid-career writers. Ilkley Literature Festival is an Arts Council England NPO and supported by Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

The Poetry Fold is a business and receives no external funding. The income we receive from fees and charges goes straight back into providing more events. In return for your hard-earned cash, we promise to provide high-quality, innovative courses and events for all kinds of writers. We cannot currently offer concessions, though we hope to in the future. However, we have devised a pricing structure that hopefully will accommodate many pockets. See Booking FAQs and Booking Terms for detailed information. Where will courses take place? The Poetry Fold operates from the North East and all courses will run in accessible Newcastle city centre-based venues. A core Poetry Fold commitment is to never over-populate classes. We understand what a successful writing group needs: as well as good, interested and engaged writers with open minds, writing groups need time for reflection, creation and sharing. Too many people means not enough time, so we aim for optimum numbers depending on the type of course.