The Northern Literary Festival

Date and time
Saturday 19 July 2025 - 9am - 6pm BST
Location
Room: Social spaceBuilding: Harrington BuildingAddress: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2HE
Entry fee
General admission: £3
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We're bringing you a whole day packed with bookish events by working closely with publishers, agents, and authors! There will be panels, workshops, and activities throughout the day and stalls to browse.

The heart of this festival is to nurture a vibrant literary community in the North West. Through interactive workshops, author panels, and industry insights our goal is to inspire the next generation of storytellers, ensuring that the literary landscape of the North West continues to flourish.

We've got something for everyone this year. There are sessions for:

  • Young adults (NYALitFest - The Northern Young Adult Literary Festival)
  • Kids (KIDSLitFest - Kids Literary Festival events)
  • Adults (LitFest - Literary Festival)

There will be different panels, workshops and activities throughout the day and stalls to engage with.

Please register for General Admission to access the venue. Then register for each panel you wish to attend via the panel descriptions below.

Venue Accessibility

NYALitFest - The Northern Young Adult Literary Festival events

Join us for a day of bookish events to celebrate the best in young adult literature. 

Register for each panel you wish to attend.

KIDSLitFest - Kids Literary Festival events

Join us for a day of bookish events to celebrate our Kids Literary Festival.

All children under the age of 12 attending Kids Literary Festival events must be accompanied by an adult. All sessions are suitable for children aged seven and over.

Register for each panel you wish to attend.

LitFest - Literary Festival

This year we see our first ever adult reader programme. Join us for a day of bookish events to celebrate our Literary Festival.

Register for each panel you wish to attend.