Harry Potter fans of all ages will not want to miss a special free event in the atmospheric setting of Lancaster Castle’s Shire Hall – an appearance by writer and […]
The Writing Life: three Lancaster-based authors to reveal the secrets of their craft
Local author Carys Davies. Author photo © Emily Atherton. Via Salt Publishing Three professional authors, including BBC Radio 4 script writer Carys Davies, will be in Lancaster for a free event […]
Number One Writer Alexander McCall Smith at the Grand in February
Alexander McCall Smith There’s the opportunity to meet bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, creator of the Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency books and one of the world’s most prolific and […]
Lancaster University goes ‘Beyond Twilight’ with Gothic Fiction Day
Education Secretary Michael Gove recently suggested that teenagers should read Middlemarch rather than Twilight. But new research from Lancaster University shows that Gothic fiction aimed at Young Adults can be […]
Mice day for it: children’s author Krystina Kellingley at Lancaster Library
Krystina Kellingley Local author Krystina Kellingley, author of Our Street Books new children’s title Mistflower the Loneliest Mouse, and illustrator Sarah Nash will be in Lancaster library on Saturday 22nd […]
Local Writers invited to explore county’s past
Creative writers from across Lancashire are being invited to spend a day re-imagining people and events from the county’s past. On Saturday 11th May, Lancashire County Council’s Archives Service on […]
Spotlight Club mixes it up with poetry, prose and music
The Spotlight Club team are getting set to engage another fine audience with some equally fine poetry, readings and music this coming Friday (15th March 2013) at the Storey. On […]
Author Gillian Slovo reading in Lancaster
Litfest is presenting an event with South African-born novelist, playwright, memoirist and current President of English PEN, Gillian Slovo on Thursday, who will be reading from her work. Gillian Slovo […]
Local author Christie Cavendish set for new library event
Morecambe Library is hosting a new local crime author event on Saturday 3rd November 2012. It’s a chance to meet local writer Christie Cavendish, whose first novel, Family Deceit, has […]
Spotlight offers free Performance Writing Workshop
Spotlight is running a free Performance Writing Workshop on Saturday 3rd November, offering would-be and active authors to explores what stimulates us to write and how creative play can enable […]