Contemporary & Spoken Word

2+ day, 1+ 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…...

1+ day, 23+ 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…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (676+ words) Some of the nation’s brightest young wordsmiths have been celebrated at the 2026 Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards. The much-loved annual initiative is administered by Gunnedah’s Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society and has provided young people with an opportunity to creatively express themselves…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (502+ words) “I write with my ears,” Lira said. “The way I put the poem on the page is also a way to kind of invite the reader to enter in a dance with me.” Mulherio das Letras began as a Facebook…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (392+ words) Following the overwhelming success of this month's sold-out evening with bestselling author Liane Moriarty, Shellharbour City Library is inviting book lovers to secure their seats for two more special author events in October. Internationally acclaimed authors Michael Robotham and Fiona…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (799+ words) David “Lee” Garrison has published multiple books of poetry over the years. His latest book, “Tailfins,” is set to publish in November. Contributed Born in Bremerton, Wash. at the end of World War II, David “Lee” Garrison remembers “always writing....

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (799+ words) David “Lee” Garrison has published multiple books of poetry over the years. His latest book, “Tailfins,” is set to publish in November. Contributed Born in Bremerton, Wash. at the end of World War II, David “Lee” Garrison remembers “always writing....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1606+ words) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, and there are other landmark dates too including the 100th anniversary of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and the 50th anniversary of the final Miss Marple novel,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (282+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement award and poet-children’s author Nikki Grimes has been named the next Young People’s Poet Laureate, the Poetry Foundation announced Wednesday. Pinsky, an acclaimed poet and translator…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (187+ words) Home News Bedford Clanger Literature Book lovers assemble: new ‘Write By the River’ literary festival arrives in Bedford Write By the River literary festival: Friday, 18 – Sunday, 20 September A new literary festival – Write By the River – is set to transform Bedford…...