University of Bedfordshire Authors of the future are invited to a Creative Writing Conference at the University of Bedfordshire on Saturday 10 May.
Key speakers include award-winning author Panos Karnezis and Director of the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries, Professor Graeme Harper, who will share their experiences at the event at the Park [...]
Budding authors invited to creative writing conference
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
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Fleming letters raise thousands
April 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Fleming letters raise thousands
Letters between James Bond author Ian Fleming and his “Miss Moneypenny” have fetched £14,340 at auction - almost five times more than expected.
The collection, which included four letters signed by Ian Fleming and an annotated invoice with his initials, were sold by Dorset auctioneers Duke’s.
The letters showed a close relationship [...]
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Next series of epic fantasy novels starts here
April 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Jamie Roberts and the Puzzle of Darkness, first in the series of six Wielder of the Stones novels, is out now.
The debut novel by upcoming fantasy author Michael Smith is the story of a teenage orphan who rises up against the evil, tyrannical Empire that controls the kingdom of Orphelia.
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Jamie’s ordinary life is [...]
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Rowling honoured at book awards
April 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Glamour at the awards
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has received an outstanding achievement prize at the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards in London.
The writer was one of several honoured at the event, which also saw awards go to Ian McEwan, Afghan novelist Khaled Hosseini [...]
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Buyer sought for Peter Pan house
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Buyer sought for Peter Pan house
The house which helped to inspire JM Barrie’s classic children’s story Peter Pan is to be put up for sale.
Moat Brae gardens inspired JM Barrie to write Peter Pan
The Scots author played in the gardens of Moat Brae in Dumfries as a child and later cited it as playing [...]
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Three authors on Orange shortlist
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Three authors have been shortlisted for this year’s Orange Award for new female writers, to be announced on 4 June.
US writer Lauren Groff has been chosen for The Monsters of Templeton, about a woman returning to her ancestral home in the wake of a disastrous affair.
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Allen leaves Orange judging panel
April 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Pop star Lily Allen has withdrawn “by mutual consent” from the judging panel of this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction, blaming ill health.
“Lily had read extensively for the first stage of the judging process,” said the singer’s spokesperson.
However, he continued, she “recently found that she was unable to commit 100% to the role due [...]
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