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Hastings LitFest
Writing Competitions Now Open Hastings Literary Festival has launched its writing competitions for 2020, offering prizes of up to £200 as well as support packages for emerging local writers. Last…
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,…
EAST SUSSEX LIBRARIES Summer Space Chase for young readers
Young readers will be able to embark on an adventure that is out of this world, with the return of the Summer Reading Challenge. East Sussex libraries are calling on…
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…
Perspectives
The Hastings Fringe comes to St. Leonards on Sunday 14 July with Perspectives, an evening of readings in the wonderful Bookkeeper bookshop in Kings Road. Local authors Steve Amos and…
HASTINGS LITFEST UPDATE Have a chat with Sarfraz Manzoor
You may know him as a journalist in The Guardian, documentary presenter on Radio 4, or a cultural commentator on Newsnight Review or Saturday Review. You may not know him…
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…
Local Literary News
Hastings Week Poetry Competition The theme this year is ‘Hastings Castle’ and there are three categories: 11 years and under; 12-18 years; Adults 18 years and above. Send one poem…
Something for Everyone at Hastings LitFest
By Alison Steel Hastings LitFest runs from August 31 to September 2, 2018 and features workshops, author talks, panel discussions, films, plays and appearances by actors Julian Sands and Amanda…
Literary Festival Books in to Hastings
By Alison Steel Hastings is set to welcome award-winning and best-selling writers, performers and poets next month at the town’s newest festival. The impressive line-up includes authors Patrick Gale, Sophie…
SPORTS REPORT Win a writer’s trophy (or write for HIP!)
Hastings Litfest, a new literary festival that will take place in the last week of August through to 2nd September, will be running a sports journalism workshop at the Jerwood…