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Could you write a poem to amuse, excite or inspire children? That’s the challenge as the YorkMix Poems For Children […]

Eighteen young writers and poets have won awards in The Mount School’s Creative Writing Competition for the 2019 York Literature […]

We are so excited that we have reached 5,000 followers on our Twitter account (@YorkLitFest)! To celebrate this milestone we […]

Congratulations to Avril Joy who scooped the first prize in the YorkMix Poetry Competition 2019 with her poem, Skomm! Avril […]

Did you attend a York Literature Festival event? Let us know your thoughts with our evaluation survey! Filling in the […]

Visit York has two tickets to give away for the Literary Dinner with Jill Dawson, The Language of Birds! The […]

Our Festival Director was on That’s TV York discussing this year’s Festival and all of the fantastic events we have […]

Want to get writing during this year’s York Literature Festival? Serious Flash Fiction is an annual twitter writing competition, open […]

Not sure what to see at the York Literature Festival? No problem! Just click on one of our Guides to […]

Our Festival Director was on BBC Radio York talking about all things York Lit Fest! Do check out the interview […]