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Bronte Women's Writing Fest 2026

This September we're celebrating women writers across fiction, non-fiction and scripts. Whether you're into Gothic novels, historical fiction or folklore, we're putting women's stories at the centre...

Join us on the cobbles in the Old School Room, Haworth Fri 25 - Sun 27! This year we're also hosting online events Mon 28 & Tues 29.

Festival Launch with Sally Wainwright
Celebrate the opening of the Brontë Women’s Writing Festival 2026 with us! 2026 marks 10 years since the release of Sally Wainwright’s Brontë biopic, To Walk Invisible. This evening we will look back at her career highlights and, of course, delve into the making of To Walk Invisible.

In conversation with Sharon Blackie
Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, speaker and teacher. As a psychologist and mythologist, the transformative power of story has been at the heart of her work for decades, and she is a recognised pioneer in reclaiming women’s stories.

Adapting Jane Eyre with Miriam Battye
We are delighted to welcome screenwriter and playwright Miriam Battye to the Brontë Women's Writing Festival! Miriam is currently working on a new adaptation of Jane Eyre with Working Title, starring Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education, The White Lotus).

Literary Sisters
Following the success of the Wandering Imaginations project in 2025, we're continuing our literary partnership with Bradford Culture Company and Writers Project of Ghana.

The project is supported by the British Council.

Book tickets here