BLF 2026 - Courttia Newland
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£10
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Birmingham Literature Festival
Courttia Newland: The Art of Opposition
The true temperature of a culture can often be taken underground: or where significant artists and creators toil away out of sight of the commercial mainstream.
For novelist and screenwriter Courttia Newland it is here that we find the pioneers, radicals and gamechangers making the real work for all time.
Examining those artists and thinkers that have informed and inspired his own career, exploring how one stands up for one’s personal voice, experiences and perspectives, and encouraging an engagement of works beyond the white western canon, Newland’s fascinating new essay collection, The Art of Opposition, is a generous act: one that elevates the voices of the non-conformers.
In conversation with writer, educator and former Birmingham Poet Laureate Casey Bailey.
Sponsored by Birmingham City University
Running time approx. two hours
Birmingham Literature Festival 2026
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