2+ week, 4+ day ago   (485+ words) Music icon Dolly Parton has been hailed as an "inspiration" who leaves a legacy that will help children in Newcastle for generations to come. It was announced on Tuesday that the legendary American singer had died at the age of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (315+ words) Ted Hodgkinson, the Southbank Centre's longtime director of literature and spoken word, is leaving the London institution to join Hay Festival in the newly created role of creative director. Hodgkinson will officially join the Hay Festival team in the autumn....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) A visit from a popular children's author has brought a burst of creativity and fun to pupils. Sue Hendra, the award-winning author and illustrator behind the Supertato series, visited more than 100 pupils at New Monkland and Golfhill Primary Schools on…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) A children's author is set to share his philosophy on writing for young readers at a special event. Chris McGuire, an Exmouth-based writer and former TV producer, will speak at Exeter Library on September 10, alongside fellow South West authors Peta…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (313+ words) A poet who describes drumming as "a really helpful device" is turning poetry into performance thanks to a residency scheme. The show is based on his poetry collection of the same name, published by Bad Betty Press. Mr Wojcik said:…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) A Dorset author is set to publish a biography about a lesser-known Elizabethan privateer. Gateley's novelistic biography details Cavendish's daring adventures, including captaining a ship on the first English expedition to colonise Virginia in 1585, leading a fleet around the world…...