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The Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing is back with an impressive line-up of female writers, poets, artists and experts driving the sustainability conversation.

With a theme inspired by the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s ‘year of the wild’, which examines the Brontës’ connection to nature and the landscape, this year’s festival promises a rich programme of events celebrating female creativity, including talks, panel discussions, creative workshops, and more!  

The line-up so far includes:

Katy Beskow
Emma Chapman
Rebecca Chesney
Emma Conally-Barklem
Libby Jackson
Letty McHugh
Emma Mitchell
Katharine Norbury
Claire O’Callaghan
Monika Radojevic
Venessa Scott

With more artists be to announced.


Set in the beautiful village of Haworth against the backdrop of the Brontës’ inspirational former home, the Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing promises to be an inspiring and empowering weekend for literature fans and nature-lovers alike.


The festival will take place from Friday 22 September to Sunday 24 September 2023.

Weekend Passes and Weekend Digital Passes go one sale on Thursday 15th June and tickets for individual events will go on sale on Thursday 13th July.

About the festival

The Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing champions female creativity and celebrates the legacy of the UK’s most famous literary sisters – the Brontës. Every year in Haworth, West Yorkshire, former home of the Brontë family, the Brontë Parsonage Museum produces a weekend of events, talks and workshops that seek to inspire, entertain and intrigue visitors from across the world.

This year we are pleased to be partnering with local business Cobbles and Clay who will be hosting a number of our events.