York Literature Festival 2026

09 Mar

Beyond the Walls, Student Showcase

De Grey Lecture Theatre, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX

7:00 PM

10 Mar

Writing the Environment in Poetry & Prose: Wendy Pratt

The Creative Centre, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX

6:00 PM

11 Mar

Writing with Water, Hydro-poetics Workshop with Becca Drake

Spark SHOW, 17-21 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PB

6:00 PM

11 Mar

Breaking, Not Broken: Ableism and the Church after Constantine

York Minster, Minster Yard, York, YO1 7HH

6:30 PM

12 Mar

Elly Griffiths Launches The Killing Time

Merchant Adventurer's Hall, Fossgate, York, YO1 9XD

7:00 PM

12 Mar

Unwritten: The Literary Improv Show

201 Acomb Rd, York YO24 4HD

8:30 PM

13 Mar

Francis Spufford in Conversation: Celebrating Nonesuch

Joseph Rowntree School, Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, YO32 4BZ

7:00 PM

13 Mar

The Poets Behind the Press

Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB

7:30 PM

14 Mar

Poetry For All the Family, a Workshop with Olivia Mulligan

Explore York Library, York Explore Library

9:30 AM

14 Mar

Poetry for all the Family, a Workshop with Olivia Mulligan

York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS

9:30 AM

14 Mar

The Wildsmith Workshop with Liz Flanagan

York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS

11:00 AM

14 Mar

When We Were Divided, Book Launch with Liz Flanagan

Explore York Library, York Explore Library

2:00 PM

14 Mar

When We Were Divided – Book Launch with Liz Flanagan

York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS

2:00 PM

14 Mar

Colette Snowden: Celebrating Celeste

The Creative Centre, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX

2:00 PM

14 Mar

Rónán Hession, in Conversation

St Peter's School, St Peter's School, Clifton

6:30 PM

15 Mar

Ghost Chilli: Nikkitha Bakshani in Conversation

Explore York Library, York Explore Library

1:00 PM

15 Mar

Writing Crime: A Creative Writing Workshop with Katie Collom

SHOW Space, SPARK, Spark

3:00 PM

16 Mar

Can You Solve the Murder?

Crescent Community Venue, The Crescent

7:00 PM

17 Mar

An Evening with Jasper Fforde

Tang Hall Explore

6:00 PM

17 Mar

I’m With Pulp, Are You? An Evening with Mark Webber

Crescent Community Venue, The Crescent

7:00 PM

18 Mar

These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales: Brian Groom in Conversation

Explore York Library, York Explore Library

6:00 PM

18 Mar

Writing Children’s Fiction, a Workshop with Camilla Cassidy

SHOW Space, SPARK, Spark

6:00 PM

18 Mar

Laura Bates: The New Age of Sexism: How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny

St Peter's School, St Peter's School, Clifton

6:30 PM

19 Mar

Inter-Uni Poetry Slam: Uni of York and York St. John

Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB

7:30 PM

20 Mar

Fantasy Fiction: Susanna Clarke in Conversation

St Peter's School, St Peter's School, Clifton

6:30 PM

21 Mar

Lecture: Folk Horror & the Urban Wyrd

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

10:00 AM

21 Mar

Hauntology-Fest: Early Bird Weekend Pass

York Medical Society

10:00 AM

21 Mar

Literary Walk, with David Holt

Museum Gardens, Museum Street entrance, York, YO1 7FR

11:00 AM

21 Mar

Lucy Rose, The Lamb

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

11:30 AM

21 Mar

Lucie McKnight Hardy, Night Babies

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

2:00 PM

21 Mar

Andrew Michael Hurley, Saltwash

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

4:00 PM

21 Mar

Pen to Paper

SHOW Space, SPARK, Spark

6:00 PM

21 Mar

An Evening with Ramsey Campbell

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

7:00 PM

22 Mar

Spectral York

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

11:00 AM

22 Mar

Come Sing for the Harrowing: Short Stories with Dan Coxon

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

1:30 PM

22 Mar

Hex House with Amy Jane Stewart

York St John University, YSJU Creative Centre

3:00 PM

22 Mar

“i don’t think i’m straight”, A Reading of Queer Poetry by TikTok Sensation Isabella Dorta

SHOW Space, SPARK, Spark

6:00 PM

24 Mar

Lucy Andrew Launches A Very Vexing Murder

Explore York Library, York Explore Library

6:00 PM

24 Mar

Wilson, Blair and Starmer: Leading Labour into Government

St Peter's School, St Peter's School, Clifton

7:00 PM

25 Mar

Stu Hennigan Launches Keshed

SHOW Space, SPARK, Spark

6:00 PM

26 Mar

Manish Chauhan Debuts Belgrave Road

SHOW Space, SPARK, Spark

6:00 PM

30 Mar

The Lights that Blur Between Us – Book Launch with Stu Freestone

The Crescent Community Venue, 8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW

7:00 PM