11 Oct 2021 Rónán Hession: Panenka – Now available on demand
We are delighted to announce that this 2021 digital event in which Rónán Hession is interviewed by the author Stephen May, is now available to view on demand....
06 Nov 2020 Andrew McMillan: Pandemonium
We are delighted to share with you one of the poems from the knotweed sonnets featured in Todmorden Book Festival's opening event Pandemonium. Andrew McMillan's latest collection pandemonium will be published by Jonathan Cape on 20 May 2021....
23 Oct 2020 Todmorden Book Festival – As Featured in the Guardian!
The digital Festival was featured in the Guardian's roundup of the best online culture this autumn this week. 'From concerts and cooking to art and poetry, the virtual world is stepping up as new Covid restrictions bite.'...
06 Sep 2020 Active Calderdale to Support Walking the Watershed Landscape
The short film Walking the Watershed Landscape, supported by Active Calderdale, was produced in partnership with the Kramblers for Todmorden Book Festival's first digital Festival in 2020. The global pandemic has highlighted the importance of walking and accessing nature. This short film explores the Kramblers (Kashmiri...
15 Jun 2020 A Big Thank You to Todmorden Town Council
We are pleased to announce that Todmorden Town Council has awarded Todmorden Book Festival a grant of £3,000 to develop the digital programme. We are grateful to Todmorden Town Council for supporting the Festival again this year, which will ensure the Festival continues to play...
01 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Statement
Todmorden Book Festival would like to thank everyone for their continued support of the Festival. We don’t know how the pandemic will affect us over the coming months, but we will keep you informed of any developments about the Festival in 2021....
29 Nov 2019 Todmordenalia a Poem by Spoke-n-Word
The poem created by Spoke-n-Word poet Winston Plowes, inventor of the world's first Poetry Generating Bicycle and visitors to Todmorden Market on Saturday 2 November, who were asked to 'spin the wheel' and select words at random, in order to create the Festival's very own...
20 Nov 2019 Todmorden An Incredible Town
Todmorden An Incredible Town was launched at Jim Saunder's Todmorden Extraordinary event. The film was made by Front Row Films for Todmorden Information Centre and Incredible Edible....
05 Nov 2019 Chris Mould’s The Iron Man
The Iron Man is regarded as one of the greatest children’s books of all time. With strong environmental messages, Ted Hughes’ words resonate now more than ever. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original, children’s author and illustrator Chris Mould has updated the book to...
01 Jan 2019 A film by IOU Theatre
The Festival has commissioned a film from IOU based on their show Rear View, which is touring nationwide. A life-model looks back on her life from the perspective of her younger self. She tells the story of her life to come through reflections, predictions and...
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