Name: LIKKLE LIT FEST
Start: 2026-02-14T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-14T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Leeds Central Library

INTRODUCING LIKKLE LIT FEST children’s festival of Black literature.
Join a host of brilliant writers, illustrators and artists for a day-long takeover of Leeds Central Library.
Tickets for the phenomenal lineup are on a pay-as-you-can basis.
Expect;
CATCH! Storytime and live drawing with TRISH COOKE (So Much) and illustrator KEN WILSON-MAX (Age: 3+)
SELINA BROWN - My Rice is Best, her hilarious story of food, cultural identity and friendship (Age 3-7).
Illustrator DAPO ADEOLA leads two workshops – storytime draw-along (ages 5-7) and drawing superheroes and anime (age11-15).
SALOMEY DOKU’S workshops capture her illustrations in Sir Lenny Henry’s Tyrone picture books (ages 4-8). Teens learn to make their own graphic novel inspired by her Brielle & Bear modern-day romance and friendship.
ATHENA KUGBLENU’S MUSEUM OF EPIC FAILS GAME SHOW a raucous, interactive gameshow on decolonised history and jokes for all the family.
ASHLEY THORPE’S workshop based on his Spirit Warriors fantasy – for budding writers and Percy Jackson fans ages 9-13.
DJEMBE - fabian m thomas’s reading and dub poetry workshop. (Age 6-12).
BREDDA ANSELL’S JAMBOREE fun-filled Caribbean Anansi folktales, music, dance and performance for all the family.
Likkle Lit Fest also includes FREE, NO BOOKING REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. Visit www.outofmanypeople.org.uk for details.
A Rooted event made possible by Arts Council England, partnering with Leeds Libraries launching Leeds Storytelling Festival. Supported by Book Trust, British Library and National Poetry Centre.