A debate pitting the influence of the Bronte sisters against the impact of Jane Austen will feature in this year’s Bronte Festival of Women’s Writing.

Haworth ’s Bronte Parsonage Museum will host readings, talks, workshops and family events to celebrate women’s writing from Friday, August 31, to Sunday, September 2.

Novelist Sadie Jones will be in conversation with writer and poet James Nash about her latest novel, The Uninvited Guests, on the evening of August 31.

An exhibition of new poetry by Zoe Brigley and Amanda Dalton, inspired by their previous residencies at the Bronte Parsonage, will go on display for the weekend.

On the evening of September 1, writers Helen Simpson, Tiffany Murray and Claire Harman will debate whether Jane Austen or the Brontes have had the greatest influence on contemporary fiction.

Creative writing workshops will also take place to help emerging writers develop their skills.

The festival is funded by Arts Council England and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and forms part of the parsonage museum’s contemporary arts programme.

Museum arts officer, Jenna Holmes, said: “The Brontes were pioneering women writers, so it’s fitting that the museum should explore their legacy and showcase the work of both high- profile and emerging women writers working today.”

Festival activities will take place at different locations in Haworth and tickets can be booked from the museum by contacting jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk or calling (01535) 640188. Events can be booked individually.