Contemporary & Spoken Word

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (243+ words) Visitors to a North Yorkshire arts and literature event are being invited to help create a community poem celebrating the people, places and memories that make the area special. The project is part of the Promoting Yorkshire Authors (PYA) Book…...

13+ hour, 26+ min ago   (354+ words) Across the festival, those ideas take different forms, from conversations about hyperlocal climate and nature writing to those focused on book bans. Featured events include “An Evening with Min Jin Lee,” a conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan during Banned Books…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago   (565+ words) Five days of books, big ideas and lively debate are promised as the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival returns to the seaside town from today (September 23), with acclaimed authors, fresh voices and expert thinkers leading the line-up. Heading to Devon this…...

13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (565+ words) Five days of books, big ideas and lively debate are promised as the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival returns to the seaside town from today (September 23), with acclaimed authors, fresh voices and expert thinkers leading the line-up. Heading to Devon this…...

10+ hour, 37+ min ago   (141+ words) This year, one third of participating authors have Yorkshire connections, highlighting the county’s contribution to literature. Poetry takes centre stage with Ian McMillan, whose new collection Red River Valley explores family, language and life in Barnsley (16 October), while York-born novelist…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (962+ words) Expect big names and compelling stories at this year's Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival. The full line-up for the festival, which runs from October 11 to 25, has been unveiled and features a diverse programme, including national treasures, bestselling authors, fascinating thinkers and…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (170+ words) Poet James Deahl launches his book on Canada’s Confederation poets in Owen Sound on Saturday, September 26 at 2 p.m., joined by three local poets reading their own work. Three poets read alongside him. Liz Zetlin was Owen Sound’s first poet laureate....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (488+ words) LITERATURE will come to life when the Rugby Literary Festival returns to the town centre for its third chapter next month. Billed as a celebration of imagination, creativity and the joy of reading, the annual festival will feature a programme…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (436+ words) Dear Reader, we have made this article free to read. We publish about 100 articles a week all exclusively focused on local news. Please support independent local journalism by subscribing here. It costs as little as 14p a day. Raworths Family Literature…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (375+ words) Inspiring writers and illustrators will bring stories to life during a fun-filled day Families in Harrogate are in for a treat as a popular literature festival returns with a bumper line-up of stories, workshops and adventures. The Raworths Family Literature…...