Pulling the Wool Over Leeds, Part One by Chris Nickson
This month, Chris Nickson looks at how the fortunes of Leeds were built on the wool trade. Part Two follows next month. Leeds is built on wool. That’s something many of us learnt at...
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The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18. Open For Entries Now.
We are delighted to announce that The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18 was launched at the Northern Short Story Festival on Saturday by Niccola Swan and Yvette Huddleston from the Trust. You can...
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Less Than 1 Week To Go Until The Northern Short Story Festival Returns to Leeds!
In just under a week The Northern Short Story Festival returns to Leeds. The only festival of its kind in the North, celebrating Northern writers and Northern talent on Saturday 3 June at the...
Pulling the Wool Over Leeds, Part One by Chris Nickson
This month, Chris Nickson looks at how the fortunes of Leeds were built on the wool trade. Part Two follows next month. Leeds is built on wool. That’s something many of us learnt at...
The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18. Open For Entries Now.
We are delighted to announce that The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18 was launched at the Northern Short Story Festival on Saturday by Niccola Swan and Yvette Huddleston from the Trust. You can...
Book Launch for Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross this Saturday at The Northern Short Story Festival, Leeds
Join us for readings by author Leone Ross and conversation with editor Jeremy Poynting as we celebrate the launch of Leone’s new short story collection, Come Let Us Sing Anyway (published 6 June) at the Northern...
Less Than 1 Week To Go Until The Northern Short Story Festival Returns to Leeds!
In just under a week The Northern Short Story Festival returns to Leeds. The only festival of its kind in the North, celebrating Northern writers and Northern talent on Saturday 3 June at the...
Our Remembering Oluwale Anthology Wins at the Saboteur Awards 2017!
We are so proud and delighted to announce that our Remembering Oluwale anthology, published by Valley Press last year, won the Best Anthology category in the Saboteur Awards 2017 on Saturday evening, against a very...
Launching The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18
We are delighted to announce that The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18 will be launched at the Northern Short Story Festival on Saturday 3 June at the Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. Entries will be accepted...
Meet Candace Robb, Historical Crime Fiction Writer Extraordinaire, by Chris Nickson
This month Chris Nickson tells us about a particular historical crime fiction writer who has greatly influenced his work – Candace Robb who also writes as Emma Campion. Chris will be in conversation with Candace at the Leeds Library...
Event. An Evening of New Writing with Clare Fisher, Helen McClory, Luiza Sauma and June Taylor on Wednesday 14 June at Blackwell’s, Leeds
Meet four very different writers to look out for in 2017 with our evening of new writing. Debut novelists Clare Fisher, Helen McClory, Luiza Sauma and June Taylor will discuss their novels with arts...
Event. A Sweet, Wild Note: Birdsong Walk with Richard Smyth on Saturday 20th May at Salts Mill, Saltaire
This fascinating new book by author, Richard Smyth, about the effect of birdsong on our lives and its cultural impact throughout history is out now. Come along and join Richard for a ‘Birdsong Walk’,...
Messing About on the River Aire by Chris Nickson
In last month’s article, Chris Nickson told us about Leeds Bridge, this month he tells us about the river that flows beneath it and through Leeds, the River Aire. He will be in conversation...
