Writing On Air: the First Ten Years

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

Writing On Air is an annual festival of writing hosted by Chapel FM Arts Centre and broadcast in its entirety on Chapel FM Radio. This year's festival, with the theme of Threshold, featured 75 programmes made by 60 radio makers and involved over 300 readers and performers. The Writing On Air site at www.chapelfm.co.uk archives over 500 programmes and constitutes the most extensive audio picture of any local writing scene in the UK. To mark its 10th birthday, Chapel FM hosts a celebration of the festival with past highlights and casting forward to a bright radio future.