Three Devon authors, who are all members of the same writing group, will be sharing their experience of the rocky road to publication, in an attempt to help other writers get published.
Yaara Lahav Gregory, Anna Lunk, and Sophie Pierce will be in conversation at Exeter Central Library next month (March 12th), in an event entitled One Writers’ Group: Three Routes to Publication.
All three have had books published in the last year, but know what a lonely business writing is, and how difficult it is to get published. The trio will share their experiences in an event at Exeter...
Momentum is gathering for a three-day literary event in Exeter later this year after a hiatus because of the pandemic. Last year’s Exeter Literary Festival sadly had to be shelved, but now ExeLitFest (as it’s known for short) is delighted to unveil this year’s programme and open the Box Office.
If you love reading or writing, it’s time to bookmark these dates in your diary - 5th to 7th November - because that's when the Festival is returning to town, bigger and better than ever. A veritable smorgasbord for lovers of all things literary!
After judging over 100 entries from across the South West, Literature Works is pleased to announce the six winners of the Quay Words Trading Places Flash Fiction Competition.
Young writers in two age categories were tasked with producing very short pieces of creative writing, 250 words for 14-18 year olds and 500 words for 10-14 year olds. Three talented young writers have placed first, second and third in each category. They have won cash prizes and publication in the forthcoming Quay Voices #1 Anthology of new writing from Exeter Custom House. The winners were:
We’ll be holding our first Choc Lit Day at Exeter Library on Saturday 8th April between 1.30 and 4pm. Join us for a day of author talks, quizzes and games (with prizes!), exciting books to discover and – for the aspiring writers – the opportunity to pitch manuscript ideas to a Choc Lit editor. Make sure you have the date in your diary. Tickets for the event cost £5 (includes a goody bag) and can be purchased here: http://www.choc-lit.com/choc-lit-on-tour/
Panel includes local authors: Margaret James, Linda Mitchelmore &...
Tickets are on sale to hear award-winning author, director and theatre-maker, Stella Duffy OBE, give an exclusive talk at Exeter Library on her latest novel ‘London Lies Beneath’.
Based on a true story, London Lies Beneath is Duffy’s first novel in four years and at 6pm on Friday 4th November the public are invited to Exeter Library to hear the authors own thoughts on her latest book.
Stella Duffy has written thirteen novels, over fifty short stories and ten plays. London Lies Beneath is Duffy’s 14th novel and tells the story of three families and the tragedy that will...
Exeter School is welcoming three authors to school for World Book Day.
To celebrate the theme of Imaginary Worlds, pupils in Exeter Junior School will be carrying out story telling workshops with Katy Cawkwell on Thursday 4 March.
Storyteller Katy creates performances for adult, family and school audiences, based on traditional source material and has worked regularly in a wide range of schools, museums and other organisations, including Royal Opera House, English National Opera, The Barbican, The British Museum, The Museum of London and The National Gallery.
Wednesday 29 Oct is the festival’s (exetreme imagination) teen day, packed full of author talks, creative writing and drama workshops and performances all aimed at young adults who want to be inspired!
The day will involve:
Doctor Faustus Workshop Q&A with Beth Reekles: “How I became a young adult fiction writer” Writing workshops with Beth Reekles What’s Next? Young Adult Literature through Drama The Red and the Black: Violence in contemporary teenage fiction Darren Shan Doctor Faustus TRINITY by Tom Nicholas Meg Rosoff & Mal Peet – Break Out Fantasy writing...
Three days and four nights of inspirational talks, readings and in conversations with talented authors, poets, playwrights, historians, broadcasters, nature writers, an astronomer, a gardener, an award-winning travel writer and rising stars.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing pro-Hindu NGO linked to the BJP political party, have joined their party in wanting seven Pakistani authors banned from attending the Jaipur Literature Fest after recent troubles in the Line of Control where one Pakistani soldier and two Indian soldiers died.
Separately, organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival were warned against allowing authors who had read out passages from Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' at the event last year by Islamist groups.
The groups want a ban on four authors - Amitava Kumar, Ruchir Sharma,...
