The Festival at a Glance

Thursday 19 November

  • City Library
    Michael Bracewell on The Smiths
    In conversation with author and journalist Daniel James
    6:30pm ~
    £5
  • Lit & Phil
    Helen Farish & Katharine Towers
    Poetry Reading
    7:30pm ~
    FREE

Friday 20 November

  • City Library
    Steph McGovern on Deadline
    In conversation with Bay Tales Festival Director Vic Watson
    1:00pm ~
    £5

Saturday 21 November

  • City Library
    Tahmima Anam on Uprising
    In conversation with James Routledge from Opt Indie Books
    11:00am ~
    £7
  • City Library
    Andrew Michael Hurley on Saltwash
    In conversation with author and journalist Daniel James
    1:30pm ~
    £5

Monday 23 November

  • Lit & Phil
    Sean O’Brien Back of Beyond: English Mysteries
    A Red Squirrel Press Book Launch
    7:00pm ~
    FREE

Tuesday 24 November

  • Lit & Phil
    An Evening with Trevor Wood
    In conversation with David Whetstone
    6:00pm ~
    £7

Wednesday 25 November

  • City Library
    Writers Unite: Free business support for writers in their local libraries
    1:00pm ~
    FREE
  • Lit & Phil
    Sniff: A History of Smells
    William Tullett
    6:00pm ~
    £5

Thursday 26 November

  • City Library
    Small, Strange and Perfectly Formed
    SF & Fantasy Day
    2:00pm ~
    £5
  • City Library
    Grace Curtis on Heaven’s Graveyard
    SF & Fantasy Day
    3:30pm ~
    £5
  • City Library
    Frances Hardinge on Traitors’ Nest
    SF & Fantasy Day
    5:00pm ~
    £6
  • City Library
    Adrian Tchaikovsky in conversation with Emma Newman
    SF & Fantasy Day
    6:30pm ~
    £8
  • Lit & Phil
    The Jack Common Archive at Newcastle University
    6:00pm ~
    £5

Friday 27 November

  • City Library
    Chris Bowlby on No Complacency
    In conversation with James Routledge from Opt Indie Books
    3:00pm ~
    £3
  • Lit & Phil
    A Christmas Carol performed by Gerald Dickens
    7:00pm ~
    £15/12

Saturday 28 November

  • City Library
    Routes to the Page: Outsiders and Underdogs
    Featuring Novelists Caroline Hardaker and Louise Powell.
    11:00am ~
    £5
  • City Library
    Sam Parker on Good Anger
    In conversation with author and journalist Daniel James
    1:30pm ~
    £5
  • Lit & Phil
    Sue Reed: Molly McFlynn Goes Rogue
    11:00am ~
    £5 (under 18s FREE)

Thursday 19 November

  • City Library
    Michael Bracewell on The Smiths
    In conversation with author and journalist Daniel James
    6:30pm ~
    £5
  • Lit & Phil
    Helen Farish & Katharine Towers
    Poetry Reading
    7:30pm ~
    FREE

Friday 20 November

  • City Library
    Steph McGovern on Deadline
    In conversation with Bay Tales Festival Director Vic Watson
    1:00pm ~
    £5

Saturday 21 November

  • City Library
    Tahmima Anam on Uprising
    In conversation with James Routledge from Opt Indie Books
    11:00am ~
    £7
  • City Library
    Andrew Michael Hurley on Saltwash
    In conversation with author and journalist Daniel James
    1:30pm ~
    £5

Monday 23 November

  • Lit & Phil
    Sean O’Brien Back of Beyond: English Mysteries
    A Red Squirrel Press Book Launch
    7:00pm ~
    FREE

Tuesday 24 November

  • Lit & Phil
    An Evening with Trevor Wood
    In conversation with David Whetstone
    6:00pm ~
    £7

Wednesday 25 November

  • City Library
    Writers Unite: Free business support for writers in their local libraries
    1:00pm ~
    FREE
  • Lit & Phil
    Sniff: A History of Smells
    William Tullett
    6:00pm ~
    £5

Thursday 26 November

  • City Library
    Small, Strange and Perfectly Formed
    SF & Fantasy Day
    2:00pm ~
    £5
  • City Library
    Grace Curtis on Heaven’s Graveyard
    SF & Fantasy Day
    3:30pm ~
    £5
  • City Library
    Frances Hardinge on Traitors’ Nest
    SF & Fantasy Day
    5:00pm ~
    £6
  • City Library
    Adrian Tchaikovsky in conversation with Emma Newman
    SF & Fantasy Day
    6:30pm ~
    £8
  • Lit & Phil
    The Jack Common Archive at Newcastle University
    6:00pm ~
    £5

Friday 27 November

  • City Library
    Chris Bowlby on No Complacency
    In conversation with James Routledge from Opt Indie Books
    3:00pm ~
    £3
  • Lit & Phil
    A Christmas Carol performed by Gerald Dickens
    7:00pm ~
    £15/12

Saturday 28 November

  • City Library
    Routes to the Page: Outsiders and Underdogs
    Featuring Novelists Caroline Hardaker and Louise Powell.
    11:00am ~
    £5
  • City Library
    Sam Parker on Good Anger
    In conversation with author and journalist Daniel James
    1:30pm ~
    £5
  • Lit & Phil
    Sue Reed: Molly McFlynn Goes Rogue
    11:00am ~
    £5 (under 18s FREE)