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Hastings Literary Festival rebrands to Hastings Book Festival
The Hastings Literary Festival was founded 2017 as a celebration of the written word under the strapline of “writing for writers”, but provided events catering both for readers and writers…
Standing Together with Refugees
FELICITY LAURENCE, Hastings Community of Sanctuary, reflects on the recent tragedies. On Thursday 25 November, 250 people gathered in sorrow on the Stade. In candlelit silence, we remembered those people…
A Refugee Tale
By Christine O’Gara I volunteered at one of the Hastings Literary Festival events recently – the Kino 24th September – at which a panel discussed refugees in Britain and promoted…
Aspirations Unveiled
Ross Fraser-Smith found an unpretentious nurturing of local talent in the return of the Hastings Literary Festival. This year’s Hastings Literary Festival boasted a wide variety of events, including publishing…
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Hastings Lit Fest anthology Literary Festival helps to fast-track new writers into print One of the many successes of this year’s Hastings Literary Festival has been Dateline Hastings: 23-09-21, an…
East Sussex Writers Triumph in International Competition
By Alison Steel Writers from Bexhill, Hastings and St Leonards fought off stiff international competition to pick up key prizes in Hastings Literary Festival’s 2019 competition, which featured short story,…
HASTINGS LITFEST NEWS
Annual lecture launched to honour Hastings writer Catherine CooksonBy Alison Steel Hastings Literary Festival has announced it is launching an annual Catherine Cookson Lecture to honour the best-selling writer who…
HASTINGS LITFEST NEWS
Springwatch star Lucy lifts the lid on animals’ hidden lives in hometown show By Alison Steel TV presenter and author Lucy Cooke will be demolishing the myths and mystique surrounding…
Hastings LitFest 2019 –Showcasing A Wide Range Of Literary Talent
By Alison Steel Hastings Literary Festival has announced its programme for 2019, featuring George Orwell’s adopted son Richard Blair, musician and writer Tracey Thorn, TV presenters Alice Roberts and Lucy…
Poetry by Sir David Hare – Hastings hears it first
The first Hastings Literary Festival got off to a memorable start last Friday afternoon with a world premiere reading of poetry written by Sir David Hare. The opening event of…