Durham Book Festival Commissions

Kafa al-Zoubi: A Walk Through Durham

Jordanian writer Kafa al-Zoubi took part in Alta’ir, the 2019 Durham-Amman creative exchange.  She spent two weeks in Durham on a writing residency at St Aidan’s College, Durham.

Jasmine Simms and Lily Arnold: Kingdoms

Kingdoms explores the idea of buildings and spaces as ‘autonomous’, imbued with their own memory and consciousness. What does it mean to have lived in a place? In the end, do the places we occupy begin to occupy us?

Marcus Hammerschmitt: General Wonder

In 2019 Durham Book Festival, supported by the British Council, commissioned Marcus to spend ten days exploring Durham and to write about his impressions of our region.

This Place Is Going to the Dogs – Louise Powell

Perfectly Norman: A Story Gig – Durham Book Festival 2019

Pat Barker & Michael Morpurgo at Durham Book Festival, in association with the International Literature Showcase

David Almond in conversation with Caroline Beck

The Big Read: Colm Tóibín at Durham Book Festival 2019

Kim Moore reading at the Poetry Gala

Jacob Polley: Lamanby

Izzy Is – Blackhall Community Centre

Poor Crow – Tow Law Community Centre