All the events taking place during the Bradford Literature Festival

Wednesday, May 13

The first event of its kind: Tribe Talks 7.00pm – 10.00pm | National Media Museum, Pictureville | More details | More details

Friday, May 15

Ziauddin Sardar: Everything You Wanted To Ask About Islam But Never Dared! 7.30pm – 9.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Lemn Sissay, with Jo Bell: Lemn Sissay on his Favourite Poetry 7.30pm – 9.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Matthew Johnstone, with Lord Patel: The Little Book of Resilience: How to Bounce Back from Adversity and Lead a Fulfilling Life 7.30pm – 8.30pm | City Library | More details

Francesca Martinez: What the **** is Normal? (Age 16+) 7.30pm – 10.00pm | Mind the Gap Studios | More details

Saturday, May 16

Mark Garratt, Jason Geall, Michael Hutt: Everything You Wanted To Know About Going to University 10.00am – 11.30am | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Kev F Sutherland Masterclass: Create Your Own Comic – event 1 (Age 8+) 10.00am – 12.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Logan Murray Masterclass: Writing Stand-Up Comedy 10.00am – 7.00pm | University of Bradford, Re:centre | More details

Raffaello Pantucci with Afshin Shahi - We Love Death as You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Terrorists 10.00am – 11.00am | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Small Hall | More details

Nick Toczek: Million-Miles-An-Hour Show (All Ages) 11.00am – 12.00pm | City Library | More details

Panel Discussion: Muslims and Trust 11.00am – 12.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Claudia Gold, with Iain Bloomfield - Women Who Ruled: History’s 50 Most Remarkable Women 11.00am – 12.00pm | City Hall | More details

Panel Discussion: Freedom of Speech 11.30am – 1.00pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Afshin Shahi: Sectarian Warfare in the Middle East and its Global Consequences 11.30am – 12.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Small Hall | More details

Robert Irwin: Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange 11.30am – 12.30pm | Waterstones | More details

Lauren Child in Conversation: From Charlie and Lola to Ruby Redfort 12.00pm – 1.00pm | National Media Museum, Pictureville | More details

Rachel Dwyer: Undressing Shah Rukh Khan 12.00pm – 1.00pm | National Media Museum, Cubby Broccoli | More details

Ramita Navai: City of Lies 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Paul Rogers: The War on ISIS Explained 12.30pm – 1.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Small Hall | More details

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown - Exotic England: The Making of a Curious Nation 1.00pm – 2.00pm | City Hall | More details

Panel Discussion: Defining Modern Masculinity 1.00pm – 2.30pm | Impressions Gallery | More details

Mark Stay, with David Barnett: Robot Overlords (Age 10+) 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Waterstones | More details

David Bainbridge, Lucy Ann Holmes, Louise O’Neill, with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi: Female Tabloid Euphemisms 1.30pm – 3.00pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Sensory Storytime with storyteller Vanessa Woolf: Guess How Much I Love You – event 1 (Age 2-5) 1.30pm – 2.00pm | City Library | More details

Kev F Sutherland - Masterclass: Create Your Own Comic – event 2 (Age 8+) 1.30pm – 4.00pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

David Feldman, Robert Irwin, and Nick Toczek, with Afshin Shahi - Religious Intolerance in Contemporary Britain: How do Rising Islamophobia and Antisemitism reflect on British Values? 1.30pm – 3.00pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Lauren Child and Kitty Taylor - Charlie and Lola: From Book to Screen 2.00pm – 3.00pm | National Media Museum, Cubby Broccoli | More details

Mandy Sutter, Gill McEvoy: Poetry Readings 2.00pm – 3.30pm | City Library | More details

Oliver Kamm - Accidence Will Happen: the Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage 2.30pm – 3.30pm | City Hall | More details

Sensory Storytime with storyteller Vanessa Woolf: Guess How Much I Love You – event 2 (Age 2-5) 2.30pm – 3.00pm | City Library | More details

Ian Moore in conversation with Isma Almas - C’est Modnifique: Adventures of an English Grump in Rural France 3.00pm – 4.00pm | Impressions Gallery | More details

Hassan Mahamdallie and Boyd Tonkin, with Ziauddin Sardar - Critical Muslim: The Power Issue 3.00pm – 4.00pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Sensory Storytime with storyteller Vanessa Woolf: Guess How Much I Love You – event 3 (Age 2-5) 3.30pm – 4.00pm | City Library | More details

Morwenna Catt: Making 3D Charlie & Lola (Age 3+) 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Kitty Taylor - Masterclass: How to Create a Storyboard (Age 8+) 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Jeremy Seabrook - The Song of the Shirt: The High Price of Cheap Garments, from Blackburn to Bangladesh 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

John Dewhirst, Mike Harrison and Jason McKeown: The City Gent – 30 Years of the Football Fanzine 4.00pm – 5:15pm | City Hall | More details

Harris Irfan - Heaven’s Bankers: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance 4.30pm – 5.30pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Abdel Bari Atwan, with Paul Rogers - Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate 4.30pm – 5.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Small Hall | More details

John Dewhirst: A History of Bradford City Football Club in Objects 5.30pm – 6.30pm | City Hall | More details

Simon Ross Valentine - Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond 5.30pm – 6.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Small Hall | More details

Laura Barnett, Antonia Honeywell, Colin MacIntyre, Catriona Ward: Debut Authors 7.00pm – 8.30pm | Waterstones | More details

Otiz Cannelloni, Shazia Mirza and Ian Moore, with Maureen Younger: An Evening of Comedy 7.30pm – 10.00pm | Theatre in the Mill | More details

The Hussain Brothers present Shikwah and Jawab-e-Shikwah - An Evening of Qawwali Music 7.30pm – 9.30pm | Kala Sangam Arts Centre | More details

Sunday, May 17

Adam Murphy: Corpse Talk – event 1 (Age 11+) 10.30am – 12.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Irving Room | More details

Shoshana Boyd Gelfand: Jewish Tales (Age 5+) 10.30am – 11.30am | Waterstones | More details

Justina Robson - Masterclass: Fantasy Writing 10.30am – 12.30pm | The Midland Hotel, Pullman Suite | More

Adrian Goldsworthy and Munro Price, with Iain Bloomfield: Writings on Napoleon 10.30am – 11.30am | City Hall | More details

John Barrow: 100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Maths and the Arts 11.00am – 12.00pm | City Library | More details

Peter Clark and Diana Darke: Damascus – Behind the Scenes 11.00am – 12.00pm | National Media Museum, Cubby Broccoli | More details

Max Rutherston in conversation with Mona Siddiqui: Sir William Rothenstein on Faith, Family and Bradford 11.30am – 1.00pm | Cartwright Hall | More details

Storytime: Sufi Tales (Age 5+) 11.30am – 12.30pm | Waterstones | More details

Asfa-Wossen Asserate in conversation with Lemn Sissay - The Last King of Kings of Africa: The Triumph and Tragedy of Haile Selassie I 11.30am – 12.30pm | The Midland Hotel, French Ballroom | More details

Sophie Hannah, with David Barnett: The Monogram Murders 11.30am – 12.30pm | City Hall | More details

Ziauddin Sardar - Mecca: The Sacred City 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Waterstones | More details

Dilip Hiro - The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry Between India and Pakistan 12.30pm – 1.30pm | The Midland Hotel, French Ballroom | More details

Adam Murphy: Corpse Talk – event 2 (Age 11+) 1.00pm – 2.30pm | The Midland Hotel, Irving Room | More details

Jill Iredale - From Bradford to Benares: The Art of Sir William Rothenstein 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Cartwright Hall | More details

Stephan Pastis: Timmy Failure (Age 7+) 1.00pm – 2.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Mona Siddiqui - My Way: A Muslim Woman’s Journey 1.30pm - 2.30pm| City Hall | More details

Ben Aaronovitch, with David Barnett: Foxglove Summer 1.30pm – 2.30pm | Waterstones | More details

Lisa Drakeford, Sam Hepburn and Lisa Williamson - Pushing the boundaries: Taboos, Tribulations and Teenagers (Age 13+) 1.30pm – 3.00pm | City Library | More details

Christophe Jaffrelot, with William Gould - The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience 1.30pm – 2.30pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Ian Jack and Sam Miller, with Claire Chambers: Granta India 2.00pm – 3.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Nigel Grizzard: Jewish Heritage Trail 2.00pm – 3.00pm | Meeting Point: Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Main Entrance | More details

Mohammad Sharif Baqa, Jafer Qureshi,amina Yaqin: The Poetry of Iqbal – Shikwah and Jawab-e-Shikwah, The Complaint and the Reply 2.00pm – 3.30pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Dervla Murphy - Between Rivers and Sea: Encounters in Israel and Palestine 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Waterstones | More details

John Baxendale, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Hanson, Tom Priestley: The Enduring Appeal of J B Priestley’s An Inspector Calls 2.30pm – 4.00pm | City Hall | More details

Anthony Padgett: Humbert Wolfe on Bradford 3.00pm – 4.00pm | Meeting Place – Bradford Synagogue | More details

Divia Patel - The Fabric of India: Textiles and Fashion at the V&A 3.00pm – 4.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Neamat Imam: The Black Coat 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Waterstones | More details

Justina Robson, with David Barnett: The Glorious Angels 3.30pm – 4.30pm | City Library | More details

Dilip Hiro, Fahad Shah, Sardar Rahman Khan and Andrew Whitehead, with Victoria Schofield: What is the Kashmir Issue? 3.30pm – 5.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Susheila Nasta, Florian Stadtler and Aamer Hussein, with Claire Chambers - Wasafiri: Writing Asian Britain – Retro Style 4.30pm – 5:45pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Michael Symmons Roberts, Yasmin Babiker, Inder Goldfinger, Shabnam Khan, Rudi Leavor, with Nick Baines: Sacred Poetry 6.30pm – 8.30pm | Bradford Cathedral | More details

Tuesday, May 19

John Wright, Ian Beesley and Ian McMillan, with Colin Philpott: Born in Bradford 7.00pm – 8.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

A sharing of work in development: Three ya Theen 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Waterstones | More details

Paul Tomlinson - Treating the Tastebuds: Cocoa Hernando 7.00pm – 8.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Wednesday, May 20

A Public Reading of New Plays - Freedom Studios Present: Street Voices Scratch Night 7.30pm – 9.00pm | Theatre in the Mill | More details

Akram Khan, Will Self: The Philosophy of Particle Physics 7.30pm – 8.30pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Mark Davis - Necropolis City of the Dead: Undercliffe Victorian Cemetery 8.00pm – 9.30pm | Meeting Point: The Lodge, Undercliffe Cemetery | More details

Thursday, May 21

Joanna Millan: Holocaust Memorial Event – 70 Years since Auschwitz 7.00pm – 8.00pm | University of Bradford, John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre | More details

Jonathan Ellis - Letter Writingamongst Poets: From William Wordsworth to Elizabeth Bishop 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Waterstones | More details

Lauren Beukes and Sarah Lotz, with Michael Stewart: New Wave of Horror & Thriller Writing 7.00pm – 8.00pm | City Library | More details

Tim Spector - The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What We Eat 7.00pm – 8.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Poetry and Performance: Nahid Siddiqui in Conversation 7.30pm – 10.00pm | Theatre in the Mill | More details

Beehive Poets: Beehive Poets 15 8.00pm – 9.00pm | Waterstones | More details

Friday, May 22

Andrew Taylor: The Silent Boy 7.00pm – 8.00pm | Bradford College, David Hockney Building | More details

Anthony Anaxagorou, Dean Atta, Brian Patten, Rehana Roohi, John Siddique, with Lemn Sissay: Lyrical Mehfil 7.30pm – 10.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Saturday, May 23

Andrew Thompson: Masterclass in 2D Animation 10.00am – 5.00pm | University of Bradford, Re:centre | More details

Jenny Eells: Masterclass in Digital Storytelling – event 1 (All Ages) 10.00am – 1.00pm | Design Exchange | More details

Beverley Naidoo: Who is King? Ten Magical Stories from Africa (Age 5+) 10.00am – 11.00am | City Library | More details

Kirsty Hartley: Wild Things Doll Making Workshop (Age 11+) 10.00am – 12.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Susan Newby: Brontes for Beginners 10.30am – 11.00am | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Sarah Flowers: The Busy Mum’s Plan-Ahead Cookbook 10.30am – 11.30am | Waterstones | More details

Leonard Lewisohn – The Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi Tradition 11.00am – 12.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Juliet Barker, John Bowen, Rebecca Fraser and Bonnie Greer, with Boyd Tonkin: Race and Gender in the Novels of the Brontes 11.30am – 1.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Hilary Roper: Surtsey the Cat (Age 4+) 11.30am – 12.30pm | City Library | More details

David Lewis - Fat Planet: Why the World has Become Obese 12.00pm – 1.00pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Daniel L. Newman: The Sultan’s Sex Potions 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Maia Walczak: Storytelling with Silent Books (Age 5+) 1.00pm – 2.00pm | City Library | More details

Marc Morris, with Iain Bloomfield - King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta 1.30pm – 2.30pm |Waterstones | More details

Bonnie Greer, Boyd Tonkin, Tamar Yellin - Panel Discussion: Inspired by the Brontes 1.30pm – 3.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Princes Ballroom | More details

Dr David Cavan, with Colin Philpott: Reverse Your Diabetes 1.30pm – 2.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Debbie Taylor: Herring Girl 2.00pm – 3.30pm | City Library | More details

Jenny Eells: Masterclass in Digital Storytelling – event 2 (All Ages) 2.00pm – 5.00pm | Design Exchange | More details

Brian Patten, Lemn Sissay and John Siddique, with Jo Bell: Poems with a Life of their Own 2.00pm – 3.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Wendy Meddour and Rebecca Ashdown Petrie: How the Library (not the Prince) saved Rapunzel (Age 5+) 2.30pm – 3.30pm | City Library | More details

Afternoon Tea with Ann Dinsdale: Bronte Relics 3.00pm – 4.30pm | The Midland Hotel, French Ballroom | More details

Jazzmine Breary, Maia Walczak: Inside Publishing 3.00pm – 4.00pm | Waterstones | More details

Sufi Poetry for Beginners 3.30pm – 4.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Jonas Yunus Atlas: Halal Monk – A Christian on a Journey Through Islam 5.00pm – 6.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Conference Centre | More details

Hosted by Christa Ackroyd: Bronte Themed Dinner and Quiz 7.30pm – 10.00pm | The Midland Hotel, Grill Room Restaurant | More details

Shabnam Khan: Sufiana Kalam – the Music of the Sufis 7.30pm – 10.00pm | Theatre in the Mill | More details

Sunday, May 24

Christa Ackroyd: Bronte Heritage Tour 10.00am – 5.00pm | Meeting Point – National Media Museum | More details

Andrew Thompson: Masterclass in Manga/Japanese Cartoons (Age 10+) 10.00am – 5.00pm | University of Bradford, Re:centre | More details

Evie Manning and Aisha Zia – Masterclass: Working with Verbatim 10.00am – 12.30pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Chris Woodford: Atoms under the Floorboards 10.30am – 11.30am | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Yaron Matras - I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies 11.00am – 12.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Gerry O’Shea, with Martin Baines: The Irish Detective in Yorkshire 11.00am – 12.00pm | City Hall, Victorian Courtroom | More details

Kate Bendix - Top Dog: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Mutt Marvellous 11.00am – 12.00pm | City Library | More details

David Whitehouse: Journey to the Centre of the Earth 11.30am – 12.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Martynamos, Claire Dean - Beta-Life: Stories from an A-Life Future 12.30pm – 1.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Lindsay Hawdon: Jakob’s Colours 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Colin Philpott: Relics of the Reich 12.30pm – 1.30pm | National Media Museum, Cubby Broccoli | More details

Martin Baines, Allan Cox: Police Museum Tour and Talk on Bradford Hangmen 1.00pm – 3.00pm | City Hall, Bradford Police Museum | More details

Alan Hall, with Mary Dowson: Bradford in 100 Dates 1.30pm – 2.30pm | City Hall | More details

Muslim Women, Sport and Choice: No Guts, No Heart, No Glory 1.30pm – 2.30pm | National Media Museum, Cubby Broccoli | More details

Sue Armstrong: p53 – The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code 1.30pm – 2.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Karimah bint Dawoud - Fasting: The Health Benefits 2.00pm – 3.00pm | City Library | More details

Obinna Udenwe: Satans & Shaitans 2.00pm – 3.00pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Alex Bellos: Alex Through the Looking Glass 2.30pm – 3.30pm | University of Bradford, Richmond Building, Great Hall | More details

Mahny Djahanguiri - DOGA: Yoga for You and Your Dog 2.30pm – 3.30pm | City Library | More details

Anne de Courcy - Margot at War: Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916 3.00pm – 4.00pm | City Hall | More details

Mona Abu Sharekh, Nayrouz Qarmout: The Book of Gaza 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Bradford College, Lister Building, The Dye House Gallery | More details

Mahmood Awan, Suzanne Bardgett,amarjit Chandan, Santanu Das: South Asia and the First World War 4.30pm – 6.00pm | City Hall | More details

Katy Carr, Maria Jastrzębska, Anita Jean Prażmowska: Commemoration Event for 75th Anniversary of Siberia Deportations 6.30pm – 8.00pm | Delius Arts & Cultural Centre | More details

Thursday, May 28

Presented by Tamasha and The Belgrade Theatre: Blood, by Emteaz Hussain (Age 14+) 7.30pm – 9.00pm | Alhambra Studio | More details

Friday, May 29

Presented by Tamasha and The Belgrade Theatre: Blood, by Emteaz Hussain (Age 14+) 7.30pm – 9.00pm | Alhambra Studio | More details

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