Bradford Literature Festival starts on Friday, May 20 and there will be a huge amount going on.
From a Johnny Depp lookalike, to superhero workshops, talks about comics and a screening of Peter Pan, there is literally something to suit all tastes.
Here's what's happening during the first weekend of the event.
Visit www.bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk to book tickets.
FRIDAY MAY 20:
How To Be A Feminist
Fri, 20th May
19:30 - 20:45
UoB Great Hall
£6
Marmaduke Pickthall: Journey of Discovery
Fri, 20th May
19:30 - 20:45
Midland Hotel Conference Room
£6
Comedy Night
Fri, 20th May
19:30 - 22:00
Theatre in The Mill
£10
Bollywood Jazz
SATURDAY MAY 21:
Muslim Women in Political Life
Sat, 21 May
10:00 - 11:00
UoB Great Hall
£6
Alex Rider Illustrator 10+
Sat, 21 May
10:00 - 11:00
Re:Centre
£6
Mental Health First Aid Workshop
Sat, 21 May
10:00 - 11:30
Midland Hotel Conference Room
PAYF
Superhero Costume Workshop 3+
Sat, 21 May
10:00 - 11:30
Dye House Gallery Workshop
Free
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Film Screening
Sat, 21 May
10:00 - 12:00
£6
Masterclass Digital Storytelling
Sat, 21 May
10:00 - 13:00
Midland Hotel - Pullman Room
Free
Cosplay Workshop
Sat, 21 May
10:30 - 15:30
Dye House Gallery
Free
Superhero Show
Sat, 21 May
10:15 - 10:45
Free
How To Write A Short Story
Sat, 21 May
10:30 - 12:15
Midland Hotel - Irving
£6
Q20: Superhero Workshop: Masks
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 16:00
City Park
Free
Q20: Superhero Workshop: Gilders
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 16:00
City Park
£6
Q20: Superhero Workshop: Kung Fu
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 16:00
City Park
£6
Tales of Animals
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 11:30
Free
Comix Creatix
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 12:15
UoB Small Hall
£6
Fall of Language In The Age of English
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 12:15
Dye House Gallery
£6
Making Digital Comics
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 12:30
Re:Centre
£6
Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 12:15
UoB Great Hall
£6
The Incredibles Film Screening
Sat, 21 May
11:00 - 13:30
City Park
Free
Manga Shakespeare
Sat, 21 May
12:30 - 13:45
UoB Small Hall
£6
Critical Muslim: Extreme
Sat, 21 May
12:30 - 13:45
UoB Great Hall
£6
How To Get Published
Sat, 21 May
13:00 - 14:15
Dye House Gallery
£6
Make Your Own Superhero T-Shirts and Wristbands (age 10+)
Sat, 21 May
13:00 - 14:30
Dye House Gallery Workshop
Free
Testing the Tension: Faith Narratives vs Historical Narratives
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 15:15
UoB Great Hall
£6
Q20: Superhero Show
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 14:30
City Park
Free
Talking Irish History: From The Proclamation to the Bradford Irish
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 15:00
Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom
£3
The Art of Calligraphy: Purpose and Practice
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 15:00
Norcroft Auditorium
£6
Breaking Into Comics
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 15:15
UoB Small Hall
£6
Maud Sulter: Passion
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 15:30
Impressions Gallery
Free
Lost Heritage: Sikh Legacy In Pakistan
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 16:00
Midland Hotel Conference Room
£6
52 Ways To Write A Poem
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 17:00
Midland Hotel - Irving
£6
Masterclass Digital Storytelling
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 17:00
Midland Hotel - Pullman Room
Free
From Russia With Love: Paper Cutting and Engraving Workshop
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 18:00
Dye House Gallery Workshop
£6
Ted Hughes: Stronger than Death
Sat, 21 May
14:00 - 15:30
Kala Sangam
£6
Syria's Rebellious Women - Film Screening
Sat, 21 May
14:15 - 15:30
National Media Museum
£6
Closure: Conteporary Black Britsh Stories
Sat, 21 May
14:30 - 15:45
Dye House Gallery
£6
Man Booker International Prize
Sat, 21 May
14:30 - 15:45
Waterstones
£6
Manga Workshop 7+
Sat, 21 May
15:00 - 17:00
Re:Centre
£6
What Should A Contemporary Place of Worship Look Like?
Sat, 21 May
15:00 - 16:15
Bradford City Hall
Free
Postnormal Futures
Sat, 21 May
15:30 - 16:45
UoB Great Hall
£6
We Love Comics
Sat, 21 May
15:30 - 16:45
UoB Small Hall
£6
Poetry: Ireland and Irisness
Sat, 21 May
15:00 - 17:00
Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom
£6
Q20: Superhero Show
Sat, 21 May
15:30 - 16:00
City Park
Free
Sex and Death in Shakespeare
Sat, 21 May
16:00 - 17:00
Waterstones
£6
Syria: An Artistic Response
Sat, 21 May
16:00 - 17:15
Dye House Gallery
£6
Islamicate Science Fiction
Sat, 21 May
17:00 - 18:15
UOB Small Hall
£6
An Irish Céilidh
Sat, 21 May
19:00 - 00:00
Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom
£6
Lyrical Mehfil
Sat, 21 May
19:30 - 22:00
Bradford College - ATC
£10
Threshold
Sat, 21 May
19:30 - 21:30
Theatre in the Mill
£9
Fri, 20th May
19:30 - 21:00
Bradford College ATC
£10
THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL, FROM MAY 20 TO MAY 29:
Pirate Ship w/Johnny Depp lookalike
20th May - 29th May
Throughout festival
Mirror Pool
Free
Documenter In Residence
20th May - 29th May
Throughout festival
City Wide
Free
Knowledge Emporium
20th May - 29th May
10:00 - 17:00
City Park
Free
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