Programme

‘Literature Out Loud’

Audiobook Symposium

7th of September 2026

10:00am – 4:15pm

The Alumni Room, School of English at University of Leeds and online

Event Program

10:15am – 10:30am

Opening Remarks

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10:30am – 12:00pm 

Session 1: Industry and Creative

Moderator: Patricia Frazis

10:30 – 10:40

Liz Femi 

10:40 – 10:50

Yara Rodrigues Fowler

10:50 – 11:00

Melanie Crawley

11:00 – 11:10

Dominic Bascombe 

11:10 – 11:35 

Moderated discussion (see moderator bio below in Session 2)

11:35 – 12:00

Question time

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12:00pm – 1:00pm 

Lunch

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1:00pm – 2:30pm

Session 2: Retail and Research

Moderator: TBD

1:00 – 1:10

Danny Hitzelberger

1:10 – 1:20

Lily Baron 

1:20 – 1:30

Dikko Yusuf

1:30 – 1:40

Patricia Frazis 

1:40 – 1:55

Moderated discussion (Moderator TBC)

1:55 – 2:25

Question time

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2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break 

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2:45pm – 4:15pm

Session 3: Audiobooks and Accessibility

Moderator: Tilly Guthrie

2:45 – 2:55

Dave Williams

2:55 – 3:05

James Bartlett

3:05 – 3:15

Ellen Forget

3:15 – 3:40

Moderated discussion

3:40 – 4:00

Question time

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4:00pm – 4:15pm 

Closing remarks and thanks

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'Literature Out Loud' has been generously supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities, and the Bibliographical Society.