Ideas for literary festival now being taken

Ideas for next year's staging of the Wolverhampton Literature Festival are now being taken.

Organisers would like to hear from people who have proposals for author talks, panel discussions, workshops, poetry performances, and interactive performances.

The event, now in its ninth year, will run between 31 January to 2 February at various venues around the city, the city council said.

BBC presenter Louise Minchin, LBC's James O'Brien and the city's own Sathnam Sanghera appeared at last year's festival.

Submissions from underrepresented groups, including disabled artists and people from black, Asian, and ethnically diverse backgrounds are welcomed, the council said.

The event aims to "bring together literary enthusiasts, renowned speakers, and emerging talent from across the country, celebrating the cultural vibrancy of Wolverhampton", the spokesperson added.

“The festival has become a huge success in the city and draws on all aspects of creativity," the council's director of vibrant city, Ian Fegan, said.

“Whether it is spoken word, poetry, a reading, all are welcome to the festival to share their stories and their talents.”

Ideas can be sent in as a video or in an online form via the council's literary festival website by 18 August.

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