The amazing writers and enthusiastic audiences that were part of Birmingham Literature Festival 2023. It was such a special long weekend with fascinating discussions on many different issues. Scroll down to see some of the festival highlights. 

All images are (c) Lee Allen Photography and Paul Stringer 

Dorothy Koomson & Jo Callaghan
Kelechi Okafor
Libraries Give Us Power
Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Casey Bailey, Aniefiok Ekpoudum & Jess Monroe
Sarah Moss
Varaidzo
Jackie Kay
Mishal Husain
Marianne Brooker
Regional Writers Meet Up
Mike Gayle
Liz Berry
How Publishing Works Masterclass
Anam Hussain
Noreen Masud & Anna Metcalfe
Heba Hayek
Sarah Moss Book Signing
Oisín McKenna
Roz Goddard
Romalyn Ante
Crafting Cultural Identity
Maddie Ballard
The Wickedest Caleb Femi
Poet Laureate 2024-2026