Last month, Susan Burnett told us about her WW1 hero grandfather, Norman Woodcock who was born in Leeds and about the horse that went through the war with him. You can read the article here. […]
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, Leeds
Our WW1 writing competition judge, author Susan Burnett, tells us about her grandfather, Leeds born Norman Woodcock and the book she came to write using his memoirs, On That Day I Left My Boyhood Behind. My
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 a
In our monthly instalment of Leeds history, Chris Nickson tells us how women in Leeds first came to join the police force. Women police constables. WPC. It’s an archaic term now, of course; everyone who
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 prize,
Come along to the book launch of Subversive Peacemakers and hear Lindis Percy, Coordinator of the Campaign Against American Bases (CAAB), speak alongside the book’s author Clive Barrett. This event will take place on Thursday 26th March, 6pm at
This week AJ Kirby shares with us his inspiration for his new novel, Perfect World and how it came to be written. I don’t make a habit of reading reviews of my own novels. I’m
