MEDIA RELEASE: for immediate release

A tale of two festivals in the UKs next City of Cltre

Heard the one about the city with two cultural festivals running at the same time?
You have now. Its Hull, the UK's net !ity of !ulture, where literature and comedy to" the bill.
#ovember is the month for boo$%lovers to immerse themselves in everything literary, with &' days
of readings, wor$sho"s, ehibitions and "erformances across the city.
(he Humber )outh Hull *iterature +estival runs from , to &, #ovember, and this year ta$es as its
theme -hats .oing /n 0 1 2es"onse (o -ar 1nd !onflict, ins"ired by )arvin .ayes &3,&
classic, written about the worlds troubles at the time of the 4ietnam war
-riters will head to Hull from the U51, +inland and 6ra7il as well as other "arts of the UK, to
a""ear at venues ranging from the +erens *ive 1rt 5"ace and Hull History !entre, to the !entral
*ibrary, 1rtlin$ and "o"ular bars.
1mong them will be 6oo$er "ri7ewinner 8ames Kelman, author of How *ate It -as, How *ate,
Icelandic "oet9 novelist and "laywright 5igur:ur ;<lsson and +innish writer Katariina 4uorinen9
"oet, novelist and "laywright 5imon 1rmitage9 and 1d=lia ;rado, regarded as one of 6ra7ils most
im"ortant "oets while radio >8 *i7 Kershaw will reveal the true tales of her life at the 66! when
she reads from her autobiogra"hy, (he 6ird 1nd (he 6eeb.
+lowing freely through Humber )outh will be a river of "erformance, installations, music, history
and life stories, from a re"lica of >ylan (homass writing shed, a "hotogra"hy ehibition and
?(rombone ;oetry@, to wor$sho"s, collaborative storytelling, tales of war and conflict, and an
analysis of the changing nature of football culture.
#ew .eneration, a new literature festival for children and young "eo"le, will run in "arallel to
Humber )outh with the aim of encouraging young writers and readers u" to the age of &3 to get
involved in growing the event.
-hile literature is being lauded throughout the city, Hull !omedy +estival will return at the same
time for its annual laughter%fest, from , to &A #ovember.
(he event has brought to"%name comics and "erformers to the city since B'', and this year
includes the li$es of /mid >Calili, 8on 2ichardson, )r 6 (he .entleman 2hymer, Harriet >yer,
.eins +amily .iftsho", and local lad and former child magician 8ac$ .leadow.
+or more details about Humber )outh visit www.humbermouth.co.u$ while for more details on Hull
!omedy +estival, see www.hullcomedy.co.u$
+or "laces to stay and other things to do in the UKs B'&, !ity of !ulture, visit www.visit%hull.com
Ends
!or frther information" #lease $onta$t:
1nthony Yates, (ourism )anager, 4isit Hull and Dast Yor$shire
(el. '&EFB G3&HG'
DmailI anthony.yatesJvhey.co.u$
+or more details on "laces to visit and where to stay in Hull K Dast Yor$shire, visit
www.visithullandeastyor$shire.com