Tag Archives: Festival
Celebrating Jane Austen at the Althorp Literary Festival
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. I was thrilled to attend the Althorp Literary Festival for a talk by Paula Byrne. Paula’s book The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Books, Jane Austen, Literature, London, Northampton, Novel, Reading, Theatre, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged 16th Century, Althorp, Ancestry, Books, Diana Award, Festival, Genius, Historic, Jane Austen, Mario Testino, Princess Diana
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Short-listed Poem
My poem about my home city of Birmingham was short-listed recently for the Verve Poetry Prize 2017. I went along to the Verve Poetry Festival this weekend which aimed to ‘capture and celebrate the spirit of Birmingham and its creative, plucky, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Brum, competition, Poetry
Tagged Birmingham, Brum, City, Festival, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Verve
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