Recreation

It was a pleasure for our Chair Dawn Brookes to speak to Laura and Pete from the Derbyshire Writing School on their podcast. Check out Episode 60 of the Derbyshire Writing School podcast here or via the graphic below: Pete and Laura asked Dawn What is a literary festival, and what should you expect when you attend?Tell us more about Oakwood Literature Festival.Why are these events good for authors? And writers?How can you make the most out of attending a literary festival?What about if one of our listeners wanted to plan an event like this? What advice would you have for…

The women who inspired me to write By Laura Stroud 4th March 2020 From TV programmes, to film stars, authors and female protagonists, my life has always been filled with women who write… International Women’s Day 2020 The 8th March marks International Women’s Day.  “A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.”   The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. One of the many missions of the movement is to increase the prominence of female entrepreneurs and creative. Authors and writers definitely fit this bill.  For this year’s International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating…

Debbie Young Guest post 19th March 2019 Small independent local litfests are currently in vogue, with more popping up around the country like daisies on an English lawn in spring. And, like daisies, although they’re commonplace, they’re charming in their own way.  “But,” I hear you cry, “how can they compete with long-established giants in the festival world such as Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Hay and Derby?” Little litfests may not be able to command big-name bestseller speakers – but the thing is, they’re not competing with the big commercial ones that need the big names to pull in the crowds. They are…