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...
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,...
For Halloween, we conclude the chilling tale of The Rug in the Smaller Drawing Room by Adam Z. Robinson. PART TWO After this strange statement, Etheridge took in a huge lungful of air. I suggested...
As Halloween approaches we have a chilling tale, in two parts, from Adam Z. Robinson The change in Etheridge is most profound. I have been his solicitor for these past four years and yet, when...
With the release of Suffragette this month, Chris Nickson is timely in reminding us of some of the Leeds women who also took part in the fight for women’s votes and emancipation. Trail blazers in...
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....
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...
