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Wed 28 Jul 2021
Finding Your South Asian Voice Poetry workshop with Saju Ahmed 2
Tickets: Free Time: 7pm - 9pm Two workshops to help you discover your poetry voice and explore different techniques to write and tell your South Asian story. There will also be a Showcase Event with the opportunity t.....Read more
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Murderous Empire: from Bradford to Bombay – Online
Tickets: Free Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm (12+) Bestselling crime authors Vaseem Khan and Amit Dhand are novelists whose work spans Britain and India. In this online session, they will discuss their books and examine the .....Read more
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Bridging Cultural Gaps Through Literary Translation – ONLINE
Tickets: Free Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm (16+) Host of the Desi Books podcast, Jenny Bhatt, discusses the trends, ethics and politics of South Asian book translations. With Arunava Sinha and Jayasree Kalathil. Translatio.....Read more
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Rumi: The Alchemy of Love
Tickets: £5 Time: 1:30pm - 2:20pm A magical and inspirational performance of the 13th-century poet Rumi’s The Alchemy of Love, curated by MACFest (Muslim Arts and Culture Festival) and presented in partnership with t.....Read more
Mon 02 Aug 2021
Finding Your South Asian Voice Poetry workshop with Saju Ahmed
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tickets: Free All ages welcome Two workshops to help you discover your poetry voice and explore different techniques to write and tell your South Asian story. There will also be a Showcase Even.....Read more
Tue 03 Aug 2021
The Magic of Arif: The Natural World (Birkby Library)
Tickets: Free Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm We all know how important it is to care for the planet, its plants and creatures. In a family-friendly storytelling session aimed at young children, storyteller Uncle Arif weave.....Read more
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Serena Patel: Meet the Author – ONLINE
Tickets: Free Time: 11am - 11:45am Serena Patel, author of the Anisha, Accidental Detective series, talks about how she became an author, where she gets her inspiration from and what it’s like to write a book. She wi.....Read more
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Children’s Poetry Workshop
Tickets: Free Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm Join poet Sharena Lee Satti in a Community of Words. Let’s pen a poem! A creative poetry writing workshop aimed at children, exploring heritage and culture to create a poem insp.....Read more
Thu 05 Aug 2021
Polari Literary Salon – ONLINE
Tickets: Free Time: 7pm - 8:15pm Paul Burston hosts the award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon Polari online. In this event, specially curated for Sangam Festival, he presents a stellar line-up of South Asian authors an.....Read more
Fri 06 Aug 2021
Serena Patel: Silly Stories Workshop – ONLINE
Tickets: Free Time: 11am - 12 noon Serena Patel, author of the Anisha, Accidental Detective series, will show you how to find humour in the everyday and how you can draw from your own life to create entertaining stor.....Read more
Tue 10 Aug 2021
The Lightless Sky: Child Refugee Journey with Gulwali Passarlay
Tickets: Free Time: 6pm - 7pm (6+) At the age of 12, Gulwali Passarlay was sent from Afghanistan after his father was killed in a battle with the United States army. He spent 12 months travelling across Europe, incl.....Read more
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Writing Memories: Workshop with Sairish Hussain
Tickets: £10 (£5 concession) Time: 1pm -3pm (16+) Sairish Hussain is the author of The Family Tree, a multigenerational family saga set in Bradford. Join her for a life-writing workshop of creative writing exerci.....Read more
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Bridging the Gap: Diversity and Accessibility in publishing
Tickets: Free Time: 12 noon - 1pm (14+) Are you interested in a career in book publishing or as a writer but not sure where to start? In this event, the founders of Fox and Windmill Books Habiba Desai and Sara Ra.....Read more
Sat 14 Aug 2021
The Magic of Arif: The Natural World (Festival Hub)
Tickets: Free Time: 1pm - 1:45pm We all know how important it is to care for the planet, its plants and creatures. In a family-friendly storytelling session aimed at young children, storyteller Uncle Arif weaves a.....Read more
Sat 14 Aug 2021
Storytelling – The Magic of Arif: Pirates! (Festival Hub)
Tickets: Free Time: 2pm - 2:45pm All aboard! The pirate ship is ready to set sail! Young children will love this story about pirates, with an important moral message about the dangers of greed. A family-friendly s.....Read more