Festival for Working Class Writers to launch in 2021

The Festival for Working Class Writers is being launched in Bristol next year, hoping to shine a spotlight on authors who organiser Natasha Carthew says are underrepresented at other events. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 17:38:05 UTC ]

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Aridjis and Paris win £20,000 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award

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