The Leeds Big Bookend Children’s Festival presents… EARTH, FIRE and INK A fun, interactive day exploring stories that make us think about how we treat our world Saturday 14th November, 11am-4pm at the Royal Armouries,...
There’s only one week to go until our WW1 Children’s Writing Competition closes. Here are some more top writing tips, this time from judge, Susan Burnett in what she’s looking for in the winning stories....
“Legend has it that centuries ago, somewhere beneath the streets of Leeds, a tome of strange and haunting tales was buried. This Light Night a story will be told aloud from its pages for...
It’s still not too late to enter our WW1 Children’s Writing Competition. Here are some top writing tips from judge, Daniel Ingram-Brown in what he’s looking for in the winning stories. I’m looking for...
Pinch me. It seems like a dream, to perform at the Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe 2015, and I have to keep pinching myself to see if I am dreaming or not. But it’s all...
Huge congratulations to Leeds based author Sunjeev Sahota who has been short listed for the Man Booker Prize 2015. His book, The Year of the Runaways, is one of only 13 novels, now down...
Do you love writing? Are you between 7-16 years old? Then we have a competition just for you. Write a short story or poem about the First World War and you could win a...
As the Big Bookend hits Leeds for the fourth year, the regional press have been saying some lovely things about us. “a page-turner of a weekend.” The Yorkshire Evening Post. Click here for the full...
Owls are a big thing in Leeds. You only have to look around and they are everywhere. For the first time this year, we have our own too. Cute little Boo. You will see...
This year the Leeds Big Bookend Festival will become a living map of the city What is Leeds? A place defined by its history, by the stories we recount and the events that have...
