York Literature Festival Presents…
Autumn Fest – 21 to 29 October 2025
If you can’t wait until YLF 2026 in March, our Autumn Fest is here! We have four exciting events lined up for you including Tracy Borman, Jenn Ashworth, the book launch for Robert C. Edgar’s middle-grade espionage novel and what promises to be an excellent panel with four of the UK’s leading Romantasy authors!
Please visit the events page for information about the exciting events coming up in October!
We look forward to seeing you there.
While you’re waiting for the next festival…
The York Howlers
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 7:30pm, head down to the Blue Boar for everyone’s favourite poetry open mic night!
Society of Hauntologists
The York Society of Hauntologists is a reading group embracing all things Folk Horror in England’s most haunted city at the Black Swan Inn on the last Wednesday of the month, 7pm.
Head to their Instagram to find out what they’re currently reading:
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Sponsored by York St. John University for the 2026 York Literature Festival.
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We hope that you will join us at our events taking place across our wonderful city.
