Todmorden Book Festival has announced the first names on its 2019 line-up. The Festival has booked the best-selling poet Simon Armitage, who was appointed poet laureate this month, to open the Festival on Friday 1 November at Todmorden Hippodrome Theatre....
After the very unfortunate postponement due to poor weather conditions last year, we can now confirm that the event will take place on Friday 8th November as part of the 2019 Todmorden Book Festival!...
Following the success of our first book festival we are pleased to announce the book festival will be returning for the second year running, from the 1st - 9th November 2019. ...
After the postponement last year we can now confirm that the event will take place on Saturday 2nd February at Todmorden Hippodrome. All previous tickets will still be valid....
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...
The free exhibition at Platform One Gallery, Todmorden Station for the 2018 Festival showcased the work of paper cutting artist Pippa Dyrlaga, who uses traditional techniques to create contemporary artworks. The exhibition featured the series Forgotten Moments of Someone Else's Past using original photographs from...
We are delighted to announce that Todmorden Book Festival 2018 has received funding from the Arts Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale. We would like to thank all our funders, including Calderdale Council, Todmorden Town Council and Todmorden Pride for their support of...
Local artist Cat Byrne has created the drawings of six of Todmorden Book Festival's venues for this year's Festival. The drawings feature the Hippodrome Theatre, the Library, Central Methodist Church, the Town Hall, St Mary's Church and the Unitarian Church. You can see Cat's drawings...