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Cassandra Wright, Izabelle Zammit Win Top Prizes From 2026 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (507+ words) Soprano Cassandra Wright has won the 2026 Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, taking home the competition’s top prize on the eve of Dame Joan Sutherland’s 100th anniversary. Wright, 32, from Cairns, Queensland, received the $40,000 first prize, the $5,300 Best Mozart Aria…...
Southbank Centre to Host Literature & Spoken Word Winter Season
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (831+ words) Sara Collins and Ian McMillan will host prize shortlist readings alongside writers Mary Beard and Paul Muldoon. Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams delivers the 2026 Orwell lecture on 26 November 2026. Indie Night returns on 4 December 2026 and 26 February 2027, platforming the best of independent publishing....
Cheltenham Literature Festival guide: 18 events to book now
1+ week, 3+ day ago (60+ words) The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival guide: 18 events to book now Here’s what not to miss, including a celebration of Jilly Cooper, a fiery Times debate and the world’s tallest author (Richard Osman, of course) £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to…...
Dame Prue Leith to headline Gibraltar Literary Festival
1+ week, 4+ day ago (100+ words) Culture | 1st September 2026, 11:41 | Published by GBC News Broadcaster, cookery writer and former Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith is to headline this year's Gibraltar Literary Festival. Dame Prue's books include fiction and non-fiction, from novels to cookbooks and memoirs....
Wells Literature Festival tickets selling fast
1+ week, 4+ day ago (353+ words) By Laura Linham 1st Sep 2026 Tickets are already disappearing fast for this year's Wells Festival of Literature, with several high-profile speakers sold out just days after booking opened. The nine-day festival runs from Friday, 16 October to Saturday, 24 October and brings writers,…...
Dame Prue Leith to headline Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival
1+ week, 4+ day ago (129+ words) Former Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith has been announced as the headline act for the 2026 Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival. The announcement was made by Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) on behalf of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism....
Reading Festival 2026: Everything you need to know
2+ week, 4+ day ago (896+ words) Charli xcx, Chase & Status and Raye will headline Reading Festival this week One of the UK's biggest festivals returns to Berkshire this week. Reading Festival will welcome about 100,000 people, with headliners Charli xcx, Chase & Status, Raye, Florence and the Machine,…...
New festival with the best names in nature and environmental writing
2+ week, 4+ day ago (457+ words) A brand-new festival is coming to Frome next month, focused on reconnection, nature and our place in the world. ‘Consider the Wondrous’ is a collaboration between Tina Gaisford-Waller of Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books in Frome and Gareth Howell-Jones who is…...
Black British Book Festival 2026: Candice Carty-Williams, Corinne Bailey Rae and Wretch 32 at the Barbican — London x London
2+ week, 5+ day ago (507+ words) Your London, daily → Candice Carty-Williams, Corinne Bailey Rae, Wretch 32 and Maggie Aderin-Pocock headline the Black British Book Festival at the Barbican on Sunday 4 October, with more than 80 authors across 35-plus events in a single day. Europe’s largest celebration of Black…...