Whitby Lit Fest 2026

Tickets for this year’s Whitby Lit Fest are now live.

Click the links below to explore our amazing line-up, buy tickets, discover our unique venues and more. We can’t wait to welcome you to Whitby Lit Fest 2026 – it’s going to be amazing!

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Festival Programme

Find out who's coming to speak at Whitby Lit Fest 2026.

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Venue Information

Find out which venues we're using to host this year's Festival.

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Writing Competition

Our children's writing competition is back for 2026!

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Poetry Open Mic

There's an opportunity for you to take part in the festival.

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Schools Outreach

We're certainly going to be busy leading up to the festival period.

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Local Writing Groups

There are several local writing groups in the area - get involved!

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Sponsorship

Support this year's festival by becoming a fesitval sponsor.

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Author Proposals

Author proposals are now closed for 2026 as our programme has been finalised. We are honoured that so many people want to be involved and play a part in Whitby Lit Fest, and for this we thank you for your interest. You are more than welcome to try again next year and submit another proposal via the website, once it opens again for our 2027 Lit Fest.