Interview with Sadhana Naithani
Join us this year on Tuesday 7th November for a virtual talk with internationally acclaimed folklorist Sadhana Naithani, as she delves into the world of the folk narrative. As a published author and professor of folklore and literature, Sadhana has explored and documented the deeper cultural, social, and political facets of the folklore genre. Recently, […]
An Interview with Deborah Newbold
Join Deborah Newbold for King Lear Retold on Saturday 4th November 7pm-8:40pm for a deeply felt and often uproariously funny retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Deborah makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone in her bold and compelling performance that has all the power and grace of the original text, presented in a charismatic, thoroughly modern style. […]
An Interview with Alan Donegan
Join Alan Donegan on Tuesday 7th November 4-5pm GMT for his FREE ONLINE event. Here Alan will help you envisage and create your personally crafted extraordinary life, through accessible and inspiring means. Alan believes that being a successful entrepreneur means that you need to be a hit of a rebel and do something different. So […]
Interview with Children’s Story Competition Judge Atinuke
Atinuke is an award-winning children’s author and traditional oral storyteller who is this year’s Children’s Story Competition Judge. Kaden James recently caught up with Atinuke to talk about the YFOS Children’s Story Competition, the inspiration behind her own books and her experience as a storyteller. Click here to access the Festival Living Room 2 where […]
Interview with M. G. Vaciago
M.G. Vaciago is an accomplished children’s author who has won a multitude of awards including the 2023 Borough of Broxbourne award for her anti-bullying work, a finalist award for the 2021 and 2022 IAN Book of the Year, The Royal Connection award for Empowering Children and The Smart Social award. Sophia Foster spoke with M.G. […]
An Interview with Jeffrey Boakye
Join Jeffrey Boakye on Friday 17th Novmeber 2-3pm for his online workshop. With his new book, Jeffrey will take us on a journey of nostalgia, joy, music and entrepreneurship through the joys of telling fun, authentic and diverse stories through his newest book Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer. This is a CPD session for […]
An interview with Lois Conlan
Lois Conlan, creator of The Travelling Shadow Theatre arts company, will be showcasing a brand-new show at this year’s festival. ‘The Gunpowder Plot’ is a shadow puppetry play that was specially commissioned by Settle Stories. Join us on Friday 3rd November to learn why each year, fireworks fill the sky for Bonfire Night. In this unique production, see the explosive story of Guy Fawkes come to life through the artistry of Lois’s shadow puppetry skills. Watch Guy Fawkes and a host of shadowy characters weave […]
An Interview with Jon Buckeridge
Join Jon Buckeridge for The Beowulf Podcast each night for FREE at 9pm during this year’s festival. Be ready to hear an incredible tale that is one of the oldest surviving sagas in the English language. Beowulf may have a history stretching back over a thousand years, but it has never stopped fascinating audiences. This […]
Nestor ‘the boss’ Gomez talks racism, storytelling and giving your voice a platform
Interview by Gupreet Atwal. This year, on the 5th of November, join us for a virtual presentation with award-winning storyteller Nestor ‘the Boss’ Gomez, taking place as part of the 2023 Yorkshire Festival of Story. Nestor is a seventy-four times winner of the Moth StorySLAM and founder of the ‘80 Minutes Around the World’ immigration […]
Reg Meuross talks music, power and song-writing
On Friday 3rd November, Reg Meuross will open this year’s Yorkshire Festival of Story with songs from his album, Stolen From God. Our very own Mollie Parker, spoke with Reg to dig a little deeper and find out just what we can expect from his performance. Book to see Reg in person, in Settle, here […]