Laura Taylor, Joy France and Jeffarama! will be among the poets featured at the 3rd Wigan Diggers' festival at the Wiend area of Wigan on Saturday 7 September, celebrating the life and ideas of Wigan born and bred Gerrard Winstanley and the 17th century Diggers movement. Veteran leftwing politican Tony Benn is also due to appear.  

 

AUGUST

Arran, McLellan arts festival, 30 August – 8 September 

 

SEPTEMBER

Wigan Diggers’ festival, 7 September 

Release The Hounds, Knaresborough, 13-15 September

King’s Lynn poetry festival, 21-23 September 

Wakefield Lit Fest, 21-30 September

Durham book festival, 24 September - 29 October 

Wigtown book festival, Dumfries and Galloway, 27 September - 6 October 

 

OCTOBER

Durham book festival, until 29 October 

Essex poetry festival, 2-5 October

Swindon poetry festival, 3-6 October 

Cheltenham literature festival, 4-13 October 

Ilkley literature festival, 4-20 October, 

Morley literature festival, Leeds, 5-13 October

North Wales international poetry festival, Clywd theatre, 7 October ,

Manchester literature festival, 7-20 October 

Marsden poetry jam, jazz festival, Huddersfield, 11-13 October

Sheffield Off the Shelf festival of words, 12 October- 2 November 

Ryedale book festival, Malton, North Yorkshire, 19 October 

Torbay festival of poetry, 24-28 October

 

NOVEMBER

Aldeburgh poetry festival, 8-10 November 

 

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