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SUMMARY:Sir Alan Ayckbourn in conversation with Kate Fenton
DESCRIPTION:One of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights is interviewed by festival patron\, the former BBC Radio 4 producer\, Kate Fenton. \nAs funny in person as his plays\, and as penetrating about human nature\, this conversation promises a fascinating insight into his craft\, his global success\, and why as a Londoner – he chose Scarborough to be home. \nThe Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright has written 91 full-length plays\, many of which have been produced in London’s West End and New York as well as around the world. His plays have been translated into more than 35 languages. \nAs an acclaimed director\, Sir Alan has worked extensively in the West End and at the National Theatre. He was the Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre\, Scarborough\, from 1972 to 2009. \nNow in his 66th year as a playwright\, Sir Alan continues to write and premiere work from his home in Scarborough\, where he remains closely associated with the Stephen Joseph Theatre. His latest work\, Earth Angel\, will premiere there this September. \nBuy Tickets \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				©Tony Bartholomew
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/sir-alan-ayckbourn-in-conversation-with-kate-fenton/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Headliners,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:Let Me In: The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar: Sharon Wright\, Ann Dinsdale and Julie Akhurst
DESCRIPTION:Between wild walks\, Charlotte\, Emily\, and Anne Brontë spent most of their lives indoors\, their imaginations firing behind firmly-closed doors. \nTwo expert writers\, Sharon Wright and Ann Dinsdale\, went on a very personal journey around Britain and Ireland\, enjoying privileged access to private houses\, that shaped and inspired the Brontë sisters and their writing. \nEchoing Cathy’s ghost in Wuthering Heights\, Ann and Sharon ask to be let in – and invite you on an eye-opening odyssey that combines the surprising Bronte history of key houses with their sometimes glorious\, sometimes heartbreaking\, always fascinating afterlives. They’ll also delve into the strong local Brontë connections with Scarborough\, Filey\, and Bridlington. \nAnn Dinsdale\, Principal Curator of the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth\, is an expert on the world-class Brontë collection. Sharon Wright is an award-winning journalist and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling biography of Maria Branwell Brontë. \nThey are interviewed by former journalist\, Julie Akhurst\, who lived in Ponden Hall – the ancient farmhouse on the moors thought to inspire Wuthering Heights. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/let-me-in-the-brontes-in-bricks-and-mortar-sharon-wright-ann-dinsdale-and-julie-akhurst/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:Every Last Fish: Rose George
DESCRIPTION:Fearless and dogged\, Rose George began her journalism career as an intern at The Nation in New York\, and has since written for the New York Times\, Guardian and Independent. \nEvery Last Fish: What Fish Do For Us and What We Do To Them is a shocking expose of the fishing industry’s misdeeds. An essential deep-dive it asks what’s at stake as industrial trawlers decimate our seas\, and looks inside the colossal and often dangerous illegal fishing trade. \nPraised for a book with ‘heart\, heat\, and wit’ Rose heads out to sea on a variety of boats to introduce us to the lives of those who fish\, from Alaska to Senegal via Scotland\, Norway\, and Massachusetts. \nShe asks\, can fishing ever return to sustainable levels\, and when will fish just simply be gone. \nRose’s books include A Life Removed\, exploring the lives of those displaced by Liberia’s wars\, The Big Necessity on human waste\, Deep Sea and Foreign Going\, and Nine Pints: A Journey Through Money\, Medicine\, And Mysteries of Blood. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/every-last-fish-rose-george/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Nature & Environment,Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:Julie Noble - Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Whitby has been inspiring writers for centuries. From Caedmon to Atkinson\, Gaskell to Brody\, Julie’s aim is to introduce you to a variety of writing about Whitby and how and why this place captures the heart of so many writers. \nIn the first part of this workshop session\, she will read some book extracts\, then you can decide: classic or contemporary? Can you identify the authors? It will be an opportunity to explore the rich pickings for stories on offer through historic and modern times.  In the second part it will be your turn to do some creative writing of your own\, with optional sharing. \nJulie Noble is a Whitby writer of various genres. In 2019 her memoir piece was published in Kit de Waal’s critically acclaimed Common People; Julie has won a Northern Writers Award; Arvon Gold Dust and the Moniack Mhor Two Roads Award. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/julie-noble-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Rusty Shears\, Silver Street\, Whitby\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Walking on Egg Shells: Belinda Bauer and Steve Mosby
DESCRIPTION:Vera’s Ann Cleeves declared Belinda Bauer’s The Impossible Thing ‘extraordinary.’ Val McDermid said it gifts the ‘pure joy of reading’ and Lee Child declared it ‘solid gold.’ \nLiterary crime writing at its best\, this gloriously gripping novel follows one of the most daring crimes of the century. \n1926. On the towering cliffs of Yorkshire\, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. But when small and hungry Celie Sheppard finds an ‘impossible’ red egg\, it will forever alter the course of her life – and the lives of others. \nOne hundred years later in a remote cottage in Wales\, a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg goes missing after a robbery\, as the book takes readers on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now. \nThis promises an atmospheric author talk\, set amongst Whitby Museum’s own rare egg collection. \nThe CWA Gold Dagger Award winner is in conversation with fellow crime writer\, Steve Mosby. \nThe Leeds author has written ten novels as Steve Mosby\, then\, in 2019 he released a book under the pen name\, Alex North: The Whisper Man. It became a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller\, translated into over 30 languages. \nThe Whisperer Man is being filmed for Netflix starring Robert De Niro\, Michelle Monaghan\, and Adam Scott\, produced by the famed Russo brothers. His fourth Alex North book The Man Made of Smoke is out now. \nBuy Tickets SOLD OUT
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/walking-on-egg-shells-belinda-bauer-and-steve-mosby/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction
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SUMMARY:Noreen Nasim: The Journey Behind ‘Being Expelled from Uganda’
DESCRIPTION:This engaging and emotive session offers a personal reflection from the author of Expelled from Uganda. \nNoreen’s memoir traces the journey of her father’s traumatic expulsion from Uganda in 1972\, under the brutal regime of Idi Amin\, and how this became a powerful reclamation of a forgotten history. Praised for its warmth and courage\, this deeply personal project resonates with readers across generations and communities. \nNoreen’s story has featured on the TEDx stage\, at Buckingham Palace\, and on global news outlets. \nShe will cover the writing process\, how she approached writing a historical memoir\, preserved oral histories\, and structured narrative arcs with emotional weight. There will be practical writing tips for aspiring authors and an open Q&A. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/noreen-nasim-the-journey-behind-being-expelled-from-uganda/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:Outrageous: The Mitford Letters: Rob Rinder and Leticia Lentini
DESCRIPTION:The fascination with the Mitford sisters is endless. The glamour. The tragedy. The scandal. Each pursued wildly different paths – communism and fascism – often at a great personal cost. \nRecognised for their beauty\, eccentricity\, conflicting political views\, and sharp intellect\, the six Mitford sisters were undoubtedly the ultimate ‘It Girls’ of the 20th century. \nThey’ve spawned numerous biographies and collected letters\, as well as their own books including Decca and Diana Mitford’s autobiographies and Nancy Mitford’s glittering novels. The sisters are also the subject of a TV biopic – Outrageous – on UKTV\, starring Bessie Carter\, Orla Hill\, Will Attenborough\, James Purefoy\, and Anna Chancellor. \nTV personality\, the barrister and author Rob Rinder\, has long had a slight obsession with the sisters\, as has Leticia Lentini\, who runs the Whitby-based publisher\, Crow Emporium. \nJoin them and Jessica Mitford’s son\, Benjamin Treuhaft\, as they delve into the explosive scandal and heartache. \nBuy Tickets SOLD OUT
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/outrageous-the-mitford-letters-rob-rinder-and-leticia-lentini/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Headliners,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T220000
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SUMMARY:What the Dickens? Author Dinner with Lucinda Hawksley
DESCRIPTION:Join a descendant of Dickens over a delicious dinner at The White Horse and Griffin\, the original coaching inn where Dickens stayed whilst visiting Whitby. \nHis great\, great\, great granddaughter\, Lucinda Hawksley\, is an acclaimed biographer\, author\, art historian and travel writer. Her books include Victorian Christmas\, Dickens and Travel\, and Charles Dickens and his Circle. \nLucinda speaks around the world on Dickens\, and has appeared on multiple TV documentaries and BBC radio shows on the subject\, and is Patron of the Charles Dickens Museum. \nThe White Horse and Griffin is no stranger to famous guests. Alongside Dickens\, it has hosted everyone from Captain Cook to Michael Caine. \nContact White Horse and Griffin to book by calling them on 01947 604 857.
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/what-the-dickens-author-dinner-with-lucinda-hawksley/
LOCATION:White Horse & Griffin\, 87 Church Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO22 4BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest
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SUMMARY:The Man Behind the Stories: Lee Child in conversation with Rob Rinder
DESCRIPTION:Are you one of the 100 million people in need of an addictive Reacher fix? \nWith a book selling every nine seconds\, famous fans include Tom Cruise (who took Reacher to the big screen)\, Bill Clinton and Stephen King. \nExit Strategy is the 30th Reacher book (now co-written with his brother\, Andrew). \nThe first\, Killing Floor in 1997\, changed the author’s life. Then 40 years-old\, Jim Grant was made redundant from his job at Granada\, and reinvented himself as Lee Child. He spent £3.99 on pencils and paper\, sat down at his kitchen table\, and began to write. \nIt’s the stuff of Hollywood movies\, told in Lee’s first-ever autobiographical collection of essays that puts his writing in a cultural and personal context \nReacher: The Stories Behind the Stories takes us from that first novel scribbled in pencil\, to the advent of the internet and 9/11\, to seeing his books adapted to the big and small screen. \nExamining the story of a man who once put pencil to paper to turn his luck around\, and who made every word count\, is the author\, barrister and TV personality\, Rob Rinder. \nGarrulous and gossipy\, yet thoughtful and heartfelt\, he brings his trademark warmth and wit to gently interrogate one of the world’s leading thriller writers. \nA Holocaust survivor’s grandson\, Strictly Come Dancing contestant\, and regular face on the telly\, Rob began hosting the reality courtroom series Judge Rinder in 2014\, while still a practising barrister. He is also a Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author\, with a series of novels inspired by his experiences as a barrister: The Trial\, The Suspect and The Protest. \nBuy Tickets SOLD OUT
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/the-man-behind-the-stories-lee-child-in-conversation-with-rob-rinder/
LOCATION:Whitby Spa Pavilion Theatre\, West Cliff\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3EN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Headliners,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:We’re offering a platform for local/regional writers\, reading and writing groups\, and for new and upcoming authors\, poets\, and performers to have the opportunity to share some of their work or perform a piece to the audience.  Whether it is a poem\, a monologue\, a folk tale\, or excerpt from your book\, we welcome all\, and some acoustic musical accompaniment is fine too. \nThere will be some pre-booked performers taking to the stage during the event\, but there will also be many open mic slots. Just let us know if you’d like a slot and send an email via the contact page on the website. There will be the chance to chat\, meet new people\, perhaps help find out or join a local writing group or for individuals and groups to offer their own books for sale if they have anything published. \nBook Tickets (Donation)
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Coliseum Centre\, Victoria Place\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry & Spoken Word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T183000
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Steph McGovern
DESCRIPTION:Your child has been kidnapped. You’re live on television. Going live in 10\, 9\, 8 . . . \nToday is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country\, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows. 7\, 6\, 5 . . . \nBut\, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear\, she knows something is very wrong. 4\, 3\, 2 . . . \nHer earpiece has been hacked. She’s live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family. \nDeadline is the debut crime thriller from the award-winning broadcaster and journalist\, Steph McGovern. Hear the inside story of how the seed of the novel was planted in her early days at the BBC\, and how a real-life stalker informed the novel. \nHailing from Middlesbrough\, Steph began her career as a producer on Radio 4 Today\, before moving to BBC news\, and presenting her own magazine show\, Ch4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch. \nShe’s put in the interview seat by the award-winning author of historical crime fiction\, Anna Mazzola\, who also writes thrillers under the pen name Anna Sharpe. Her most recent historical novel\, The Book of Secrets\, was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year\, 2025. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/deadline-steph-mcgovern/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Headliners
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SUMMARY:Black Wood Women and the History of Gothic Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Join authors and gothic literature experts\, Dr Michael Stewart and Dr Claire O’Callaghan\, as they discuss Michael’s latest gothic novel\, Black Wood Women\, and where it sits within the canon of gothic literature. Where did gothic fiction come from and why did it catch fire? And how has it developed and adapted to the cultural prominence it enjoys today? \nBlack Wood Women is a brilliant new gothic novel about the hunt for the last wolf in England and the coven of persecuted women who are trying to save it from the men who have put a price on its head. ‘Visceral\, twisting\, propulsive’ – Stacey Halls. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/black-wood-women-and-the-history-of-gothic-fiction/
LOCATION:Crafty Cove\, 2-4 Wellington Road\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Gothic Literature
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SUMMARY:Vampish Tales: Emma Carroll
DESCRIPTION:For readers aged 9+\, bite into vampish powers with a brand-new adventure series following three cousins who discover they’re the descendants of Dracula. The trio combine their vampish powers to form the infamous vampire healing company\, Dracula & Daughters! A tale dangerously close to the heart! \nEmma Carroll is a multi-award winning and bestselling author and the ‘Queen of Historical Fiction’ (BookTrust). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/vampish-tales-emma-carroll/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Headliners
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SUMMARY:The Little Book of Miriam: Miriam Margolyes
DESCRIPTION:Famed for her unfiltered honesty and big heart\, Miriam Margolyes has a huge capacity for kindness\, is outrageously funny\, and her passion and curiosity cannot be dimmed. Qualities that have propelled her to the position of national treasure. \nAn award-winning actress\, Miriam has featured alongside Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo and Juliet)\, played the beloved Professor Sprout (Harry Potter)\, and won a BAFTA for her role in Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence. Her stage credits include Dickens’ Women. \nShe has fronted incisive\, award-winning\, and humane documentaries\, including exploring what it means to be Australian. Her appearances on the Graham Norton Show go viral and\, in her eighties\, she was on the cover of Vogue. \nA life-long Dickens aficionado\, her recent Edinburgh Fringe show was Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits. She comes to Whitby at the end of a book tour for her latest memoir. \nJoin her for a candid interview with her long-time friend: Dickens’ great\, great\, great granddaughter\, the author\, art historian and broadcaster\, Lucinda Hawksley\, as she discusses her latest book: The Little Book of Miriam\, an A-Z of wit and wisdom. \nBuy Tickets SOLD OUT
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/the-little-book-of-miriam-miriam-margolyes/
LOCATION:Whitby Spa Pavilion Theatre\, West Cliff\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3EN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Headliners,Interviews & Panel Discussions,Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:Children's Writing Competition Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the awards ceremony for our children’s writing competition. Winners will be announced across the four age categories for both poetry and short story categories. Winning entries will be read by the authors\, or one of our judging panel. \nFree to attend (although donations are welcome). \nBook Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/childrens-writing-competition-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Met Ballroom\, Argyle Road\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3HU
CATEGORIES:School Events
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SUMMARY:Old Songs\, Stories of Love and Death: A musical afternoon with Amy Jeffs\, Gwen Burns\, and Natalie Brice
DESCRIPTION:Amy Jeffs\, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Storyland and Wild\, artist Gwen Burns\, and musician Natalie Brice combine forces to create a rich compendium\, singing of mystery\, magic and\, above all\, humanity. \nThe three celebrate their illustrated and music-infused book\, Old Songs: Stories of Love and Death from Traditional Ballads\, which fuses short stories\, histories\, lyrics\, and illustrations in an enthralling reimagining of traditional folk ballads. \nFeaturing iterations of fairy tales and sinister descendants of Greek myths and bible stories\, Old Songs threads a tapestry of Britain’s landscape\, history\, and cultures. \nDr Amy Jeffs is an author\, artist\, and medievalist. She worked in the British Library’s department of Ancient\, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts. \nGwen Burns has a background in costume design and social history. Her work is informed by fine art\, western symbolic traditions\, historic artefacts\, and nature. \nNatalie Brice is an actor-musician\, composer\, and teacher – she’s sang with The English Touring Opera and arranged music for film\, theatre\, commercial voiceover work\, with collaborations with various artists. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/old-songs-stories-of-love-and-death-a-musical-afternoon-with-amy-jeffs-gwen-burns-and-natalie-brice/
LOCATION:Coliseum Centre\, Victoria Place\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Poetry & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Forgotten Women of History Fight Back: Anna Mazzola\, Liz Hyder\, and Donna Moore
DESCRIPTION:Join three powerhouse authors for a journey through time and place\, and delve into the stories that reclaim women from the footnote of history – with a thrilling vengeance. \nAnna Mazzola is the award-winning writer of historical\, Gothic and crime fiction. She also writes thrillers under the pen name Anna Sharpe. Her most recent historical novel\, The Book of Secrets\, was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year\, 2025. A dark tale\, inspired by real events that took place in 17th century Italy\, it delves into the moral rights and wrongs of self-defensive murder in a male-dominated society. \nLiz Hyder’s adult debut\, The Gifts was the award-winning historical novel set in 1840 following four women who extraordinarily sprout wings in an age defined by men. Her next novel\, The Illusions\, inspired by real-life illusionists\, is an astonishing story of women and talent\, magic\, and power. \nDonna Moore’s The Devil’s Draper is a historical crime novel set in Glasgow in 1920 following an intrepid trio of women on a perilous journey. Where women’s voices are often silenced\, this thrilling tale weaves together crime\, justice\, and the fight for equality. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/forgotten-women-of-history-fight-back-anna-mazzola-liz-hyder-and-donna-moore/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082327
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SUMMARY:Life on Magrs? Paul Magrs
DESCRIPTION:Whitby takes centre stage with cult writer Paul Magrs – known for his writings around Doctor Who. \nPaul’s Brenda and Effie Mystery series of novels merge comedy\, fantasy\, high art\, and popular culture. Who knew that from the annals of Mary Shelley’s Gothic seminal work Frankenstein Brenda’s story would arise? \nRunning a BnB in Whitby\, Brenda is a middle-aged spinster living a life of fry-ups\, perfectly sized soaps in every bathroom\, and oh\, solving spooky supernatural mysteries on the side with her best friend Effie – who runs the junk shop next door. \nAs a creation of Dr Frankenstein\, Brenda’s character grapples with profound themes of identity\, humanity\, and womanhood\, asking what it means to be human. \nPaul Magrs (the ‘g’ in Magrs is silent btw – pronounced ‘Mars’) writes fiction for adults\, Young Adults\, and children in a variety of genres. The production company Free@Last TV has optioned the Brenda and Effie Mystery novels for TV. \nPaul will be in conversation with the crime writer Gavin Collinson\, best known The Hitchcock Murders\, the Marc Novak trilogy and more recently\, his Moriarty series of thrillers which place the Napoleon of Crime in a contemporary setting. \nAs a cultural historian he’s specialised in screen adaptions of Victorian literature\, focussing on Dracula and the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He’s written extensively for the BBC\, the British Film Institute and Hammer Films. \nAway from the world of Gothic horror Gavin also shares Magrs Doctor Who links; Gavin has written for Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality (featuring David Tennant and Adjoa Andoh)\, and Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (featuring Jodie Whittaker and Ingrid Oliver). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/life-on-magrs-paul-magrs/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Gothic Literature
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T140000
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SUMMARY:The Working-Class Library: Live Podcast with special guest author Adelle Stripe
DESCRIPTION:Join writer and editor Richard Benson (The Farm\, The Valley) and Claire Malcolm (CEO of New Writing North) from the Working Class Library podcast as they seek to explore and reclaim working-class people’s contribution to English literature. \nTheir quest is to establish a new ‘canon’ of working-class books that tell a different story to the established British literary canon. For this live edition of the podcast and programmed especially for the inaugural year of the festival they will explore the working class credentials and perspectives of Bram Stoker’s classic\, Dracula. They will be joined by special guest writer Adelle Stripe (Basenotes). The Working Class Library podcast is a venture of The Bee\, a new magazine of writing by working class writers published by New Writing North. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/the-working-class-library-live-podcast-with-special-guest-author-adelle-stripe/
LOCATION:Coliseum Centre\, Victoria Place\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Gothic Literature,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T130000
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SUMMARY:On The Road: Rob Cowen and Jenn Ashworth
DESCRIPTION:One of the UK’s most original voices on nature\, Rob Cowen’s latest book\, The North Road\, has attracted universal acclaim: ‘Astonishing’ (The Telegraph); ‘Remarkable’ (The Financial Times)\, ‘Entrancing’ (The Observer). \nThe A1: The Great North Road. A 400-mile multiplicity of ancient trackway\, Roman road\, pilgrim path\, coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2\,000 years. 
In this genre-defying and profoundly personal book\, Rob weaves his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes. \nThis is the story of coming to terms with time past and time passing\, and the roads that lead us to where we find ourselves. \nRob is joined by Jenn Ashworth. Her memoir The Parallel Path: Love\, Grit and Walking the North was hailed by David Nicholls as ‘touching\, thoughtful and frank.’ \nJenn Ashworth\nBurnt out and longing for an escape\, Jenn emerged from lockdown with a compulsive need to walk – and to walk away. Taking on Wainwright’s epic coast to coast path\, walking became an act to reconnect and re-engage. But the walk’s tricky terrain is not the only thing standing in Jenn’s way. Jenn is confronted with a life-altering diagnosis – and a new path of self-discovery. \nJenn Ashworth is also the author of the novels A Kind of Intimacy\, which won a Betty Trask Award\, Cold Light\, The Friday Gospels\, Fell and Ghosted: A Love Story\, which was shortlisted for the Portico Prize. Her memoir\, Notes Made While Falling\, was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/on-the-road-rob-cowen-and-jenn-ashworth/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Nature & Environment,Non-Fiction
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T123000
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SUMMARY:Upon A White Horse: Peter Ross
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning author Peter Ross (Tomb with a View\, Steeplechasing) in discussion about his latest book Upon A White Horse\, a celebration of landscape and people – and all that is beautiful\, strange\, and old. \nThe prehistoric sites of Britain and Ireland are places of wonder and wondering. Who made these structures? What did they mean to them? And what do they mean to us now? A journey from midwinter at Stonehenge to midsummer at Sycamore Gap. \nAlong the way encountering bog bodies in Dublin\, a wooden goddess in Edinburgh and a chalk giant in Dorset. These objects and structures speak of the long human story. They offer the comfort of recognition and the pleasure of mystery. There is something about ancient places that fills a hollow in our souls. \nPeter is interviewed by Leticia Lentini\, founder of the local publisher\, The Crow Emporium Press. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/upon-a-white-horse-peter-ross/
LOCATION:Coliseum Centre\, Victoria Place\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T120000
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SUMMARY:Create a Netflix Series in an Hour: Writing Workshop for Teens: Liz Hyder
DESCRIPTION:Using nothing but their collective imagination\, teenagers are invited to join writer and workshop leader Liz Hyder in creating the concept\, characters\, and plot ideas for a brand-new TV series in only an hour. \nFrom sci-fi to fantasy\, from gritty drama to comedy\, anything could happen! Majority rules in this fast-paced workshop with ideas being put to the vote along the way… And who knows\, you might end up with the next must-watch\, smash-hit on your hands… \nEnergised\, enthused and effervescent\, Liz Hyder is not only a super-talented author but a past member of the National Youth Theatre. Liz trained with Spread the Word in London to run creative writing workshops and has since run workshops everywhere from schools and mosques to libraries. \nHer young adult book\, The Twelve\, won a Nero Awards Book of the Year 2024. \nBooking essential \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/create-a-netflix-series-in-an-hour-writing-workshop-for-teens-liz-hyder/
LOCATION:Whitby Library\, Windsor Terrace\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1EY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T113000
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SUMMARY:How to Raise a Happy ADHD Child: Jessie Hewitson
DESCRIPTION:Informative\, empathetic\, and empowering\, ADHD: How to Raise a Happy ADHD Child is the must-read book for parents and teachers. \nJessie Hewitson is an award-winning journalist\, ADHD-er and parent to two neurodivergent children. \nFor more than a decade\, Jessie has been on a quest to better understand neurodivergent happiness and the many barriers young ADHD people face in finding it. Now she shares everything she has learned\, including interviews with world-leading scientists\, researchers\, and experts in the field. Combined with her own personal experience\, ADHD will empower you to centre happiness in what can be a more complicated and ultimately more rewarding parenting journey. \nJessie will be in conversation with the author and journalist\, Laura James. \nLaura is the author of one of the first memoirs on autism\, Odd Girl Out\, after finding out that she was autistic as an adult. Her powerful personal story had a wider focus – exploring reasons for the lower rate of diagnosed autism in women\, and a wide range of topics including eating disorders and autism\, marriage\, and motherhood. Since her autism diagnosis she has campaigned for autism awareness. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/how-to-raise-a-happy-adhd-child-jessie-hewitson/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Non-Fiction
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T113000
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SUMMARY:Great Expectations: Barbara Havelocke and Lucinda Hawksley
DESCRIPTION:Great Expectations meets Killing Eve. \nDubbed ‘gloriously Gothic’ (Daily Mail)\, Estella’s Revenge reimagines the story of Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham – the world’s most famous jilted bride. Long fascinated with Miss Havisham’s daughter\, Estella\, Barbara asks the question: What kind of emotionally-scarred adult would Estella become? \nA journalist\, Barbara has interviewed victims and perpetrators of crime\, which informs her fiction. Estella’s Revenge is the first in her new historical thriller series; she has written six bestselling psychological thrillers under her real name\, Barbara Copperthwaite. \nBarbara Havelock\nWho better than to darkly explore the matter than Dicken’s great\, great\, great granddaughter herself – author\, art historian and broadcaster\, Lucinda Hawksley. For the past decade\, Lucinda has been a Patron of the Charles Dickens Museum. Her books include Victorian Christmas\, Dickens and Travel\, and Charles Dickens and his Circle. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/great-expectations-barbara-havelocke-and-lucinda-hawksley/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T203000
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SUMMARY:Diaries of Note 366 Lives\, One Day at a Time: Shaun Usher
DESCRIPTION:Shaun Usher is a literary phenomenon – the appointed custodian of letters\, lists and now\, diaries. \nHis book Letters of Note not only became a huge bestseller\, it evolved into Letters Live featuring A-list actors reading out the letters on iconic stages in London\, New York\, LA\, and Venice. \nThis year\, he took it to Glastonbury with Benedict Cumberbatch\, Simon Pegg\, Andrew Scott\, and James Norton to name a few. \nWhitby is his next stop! \nDiaries of Note is a daily celebration of the diary—one of the most intimate\, therapeutic\, and revealing forms of writing imaginable—and a regular opportunity to see how people have attempted to memorialise and make sense of their lives throughout the ages. \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Miriam Margolyes\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Ace Bhatti\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Lucinda Hawksley\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Shaun Usher\n				\n		\n\nJoin him in conversation with historian and author\, Lucinda Hawksley\, featuring actors Miriam Margolyes and Ace Bhatti giving very special diary readings. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/diaries-of-note-366-lives-one-day-at-a-time-shaun-usher/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Headliners,Non-Fiction,Poetry & Spoken Word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T183000
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SUMMARY:Scream Queen: Yvette Fielding
DESCRIPTION:From the rollercoaster ride of being Blue Peter’s youngest ever presenter to the rather unusual job of ‘ghost hunter\,’ real-life Ghostbuster Yvette Fielding has Whitby spooked. \nThe coastal town is the setting of her latest children’s book The Vampire of Whitby and the place she told the Yorkshire Post she’d like to retire to. The former presenter of TV’s Most Haunted\, Yvette’s memoir is fittingly titled\, Scream Queen. \nShaking a blinking torch\, going into a dark cellar\, and stepping into the fog\, writer Gavin Collinson shines a light on the TV personality and author in what promises to be an entertaining\, and enlightening\, interview. \nGavin Collinson is a crime writer best known for The Hitchcock Murders\, the Marc Novak trilogy and more recently\, his Moriarty series of thrillers which place the Napoleon of Crime in a contemporary setting. \nAs a cultural historian he’s specialised in screen adaptions of Victorian literature\, focussing on Dracula and the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He’s written extensively for the BBC\, the British Film Institute and Hammer Films\, and you can read many of his features at www.hammerfilms.com/blogs/news including pieces on Dracula(1958)\, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla and the history of Hammer Films\, including its movies inspired by the novels of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley. \nAway from the world of Gothic horror he’s written Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality (featuring David Tennant and Adjoa Andoh)\, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (featuring Jodie Whittaker and Ingrid Oliver) and the stage play\,Samson Fox: The Man Who Captured Sunlight which premiered at the Harrogate Royal Hall in 2022. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/scream-queen-yvette-fielding/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Headliners
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T173000
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SUMMARY:Red Hot Crime Writers: Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan
DESCRIPTION:The name’s Khan\, Vaseem Khan. Move over Bond\, and hello\, Q. \nAuthor of two award-winning crime series set in India\, the Baby Ganesh Agency series and the Malabar House historical crime novels\, Vaseem brings a new James Bond spin-off featuring Ian Flemming’s most beloved of characters. \nQuantum of Menace sees Q ousted from his job developing gadgets for 00 agents and back in his sleepy hometown. When his childhood friend\, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier dies in mysterious circumstances\, Q feels compelled to investigate… \nThe Burning Grounds is the next thrilling novel from Abir Mukherjee\, author of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025\, Hunted. \nIn the Burning Ghats of Calcutta\, a renowned patron of the arts is found murdered. Enter Detective Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee\, who need to put their differences aside to solve the case\, as they’re thrust into the glamorous world of Indian cinema. \nExpect a criminally good\, and thrillingly entertaining chat from Vaseem and Abir – hosts of the Red-Hot Chilli Writers podcast on Spotify. \nBuy Tickets SOLD OUT
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/red-hot-crime-writers-abir-mukherjee-and-vaseem-khan/
LOCATION:Hetty & Betty\, 7 Baxtergate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1BW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T173000
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SUMMARY:Sea Here: North Yorkshire Women Poets and Music by The Marigolds
DESCRIPTION:Three poets from the Yorkshire coast – Wendy Pratt\, Rowena Somerville\, and Charlotte Oliver – perform a selection of their poetry as a dynamic group. \nWendy Pratt is the founder and editor of Spelt magazine\, dedicated to celebrating rural life. She runs short courses and workshops through her Substack writing community\, Notes from the Margin. Her latest poetry collection is Blackbird Singing at Dusk. \nAn Ilkley Literature Festival New Northern Poet\, Charlotte Oliver is published widely\, with commissions for the BBC and North Yorkshire Moors National Park. She has appeared on R4’s Front Row and is Resident Poet at Scarborough’s South Cliff Gardens. She is one of the Poetry Society’s Poets in Schools. \nRowena Sommerville is a writer and singer who lives on top of a cliff. She has written and illustrated books for children. Her first adult collection of poetry\, Melusine was published in 2021. Rowena was the Visual Artist in Residence for the quarterly review of poetry The High Window in 2022\, and she regularly reviews poetry for the magazine. \nLocal group\, The Marigolds (flowers of beauty\, with a hint of washing up) perform a variety of harmonious female Acapella music. From trad to weird\, their songs always have a distinctive edge. \nThe Marigolds are Fay Gillanders\, Gillian Edwards\, and Rowena Sommerville. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/north-yorkshire-women-poets-and-music-by-the-marigolds/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Poetry & Spoken Word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T082327
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SUMMARY:Gothic Tales: Essie Fox in conversation with Amanda Mason
DESCRIPTION:Essie Fox’s debut novel\, The Somnambulist\, was selected for the Channel 4 Book Club. Her latest novel Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery has been declared ‘A magnificent gothic tale of scandal\, secrets and murder’ by Janice Hallett. \nSet in Venice and drawing on real events from Byron’s life it follows the story of a novel called The Vampyre\, which is published under Byron’s name. Rumours begin as local women are found dead with wounds to their throats. Haunted by whispering campaigns and the scandals of his past\, Byron is forced to play detective and discover who is really behind the heinous crimes. \nAmanda Mason was born and brought up in Whitby. Her debut novel The Wayward Girls is a dark and captivating story of sisterhood and family secrets. Her second\, The Hiding Place\, a chilling ghost story about mothers and daughters was declared the ‘perfect modern ghost story’ and a ‘supernatural tour-de-force’ (Daily Mail). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic-tales-essie-fox-in-conversation-with-amanda-mason/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:Verses (we’ve forgotten\, by) Voices (you’ll remember)
DESCRIPTION:The best poetry is original yet accessible; it stirs the mind or moves the emotions. The 1950s\, ‘60s and ‘70s were arguably the greatest eras for poetry in the UK. But many writers are now forgotten – producing a wide range of pocket masterpieces\, some arising from the upheavals of those decades\, others apparently untouched by them. \nVerses Voices attempts to reclaim this Golden Age of poetry for all\, with a still-greater ambition: to reclaim poetry as the property not of hushed and ponderous received-pronunciation\, but of the regional voices that have always been the backbone of our nation – voices that can animate and communicate these poems to the full. \nThis is a poetry performance unlike any other. \nPerformers: Ann Gibbon\, Eddie Lawler\, Shirley Field\, Sue Grogan\, Suzie Millar\, with Rob Tyson and Felix Hodcroft (director). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/verses-weve-forgotten-by-voices-youll-remember/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Poetry & Spoken Word
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