THIS year's Burnley Literary Festival attracted double the number of visitors it had in 2017, its organisers said.
Just over 2,000 people enjoyed the 66 events, including story telling and poetry reading, spread around Burnley and Padiham's town centres.
Burnley and Padiham town centre manager Catherine Price, who helped organise the festival, said: "Burnley Literary Festival is going from strength to strength.
"It showcases creativity and imagination and appeals to people of all ages.
"We all still love a good story it seems."
Organisers said the how to be a witch or a wizard workshops were popular with children, as well as the storytelling workshops.
Author talks from Alice Broadway at Burnley College and interactive sessions such as the Mid Pennine Arts' searching for a factory girl were also popular.
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