POET Laureate Dame Carol Ann Duffy and Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain will be among the guests at this year's Bradford Literature Festival.

The action-packed ten-day festival, which gets under way on May 20, will include 200 events and 350 special guests spread across the city.

These events include Mrs Hussain, the Leeds-based winner of last year's BBC One baking competition, who will give a talk at The Midland Hotel, Bradford, on May 26.

An international manga and comic festival will bring writers from Japan, America, the Middle East and Indian sub-continent to discuss the genre. Family workshops will also be held on this theme.

Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies at the University of Bradford, will hold a talk on international security, and the threats to it, in Isis: Irregular Warfare and Revolts From The Margins.

The festival will also have a global theme including a celebration of Ireland with Ceili dancing and a look at The Tale of Genji, the world's first novel written by a Japanese noblewoman.

Bradford West MP Naz Shah will be among the guests for a discussion on adoption and care.

City Park will host free children's events on May 21, 22, 28 and 29 with themes including superheroes, fairy tales, Beatrix Potter and Harry Potter.

Syima Aslam, co-director of the Bradford Literature Festival with Irna Qureshi, said: "Bradford has long been a place of diversity and culture.

"The richness of Bradford's communities, from so many different parts of the world, has been the inspiration for this festival.

"It is our privilege to bring together distinguished participants to discuss issues of international importance, that have a special relevance to Bradford."

The festival, presented in association with Provident Financial, has been funded by Arts Council England and Bradford Council, with the University of Bradford one of its key partners.

Several talks and sessions will take place to honour the Brontes. These include a vintage coach taking visitors on the Bronte Heritage Tour.

Japanese novelist Minae Mizumura will discuss her latest book, A True Novel, a modern retelling of Wuthering Heights.

Current affairs and issues will also be highlighted. Ambassador Akbar Ahmed will lead a talk called Mainstreaming Hate Speech: The Rise of the Far Right.

The trend of female supporters for the Islamic State will be discussed in Jihadi Janes: Radicalised by Romance or Religion?

Other attractions include the festival hosting the winners of The Poetry Society's 2016 National Poetry Competition.

Socialist Harry Leslie Smith will hold a talk called Harry's Last Stand, while Dame Carol will perform poetry in Lyrical Mehfil at the Dye House Gallery on May 21.

A mental health first aid workshop will be held at The Midland Hotel's conference room in Bradford on May 21.

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Ms Shah and Dr Yasmin Rashid will discuss Muslim women and political life in the University of Bradford's Great Hall.

Tickets are now on sale for the festival's events. For more information on the events, go to bradfordliterature.co.uk.