Say Owt Slam

Part of Leeds Lit Fest 2026. See the full programme at https://www.leedslitfest.co.uk/

Say Owt Slam is a raucous evening of poet vs poet in a fun and frantic night of verse. Poets have three minutes to wow YOU, the audience. Expect an evening with humour and heart, comedy and charisma, stories and sizzling spoken word! Plus special guest poet, Molly Naylor, whose work has toured nationally and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Sky One. 

Interested in slamming? Email info@sayowt.co.uk to express your interest. Due to demand, there will be a random draw and successful slammers will be notified by Friday 15 May. All slammers get free entry, and the winner will receive a small prize, plus the honour of being the first Leeds Lit Fest Say Owt Slam champion!

Standard tickets for this event are priced at £8, but we have also included an option to buy a £13 ticket if you would like to support Leeds Lit Fest by giving a little more.

Molly Naylor is an award-winning writer and performer. Her work has been toured nationally and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Sky One. Her book 'Lights, Planets, People!' won the Broken frontier award for Best Graphic Novel. Her third poetry collection 'Whatever You've Got' was published by Bad Betty Press. She was recently Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes for Poetry. She hosts the popular creativity podcast Making Trouble with Molly Naylor. She is currently working on her debut novel, which will be released in 2027.