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Literature & Spoken Word

Theatre Q&A: John D Slater

Veteran actor and writer John D Slater, brings his one man show, King Lear’s ...

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Literature & Spoken Word

Poetry and Tea by the Sea

Jessica Lyon-Wall (pictured left) showcased Bones, her first poetry collection, live at Tea Amantes ...

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Linda Hampton

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Ant Briscoe - Image Claire Griffiths

Literature & Spoken Word

Poem: Dad Jokes by Anthony Briscoe

Spoken word artist Anthony Briscoe joined the line up of New Stars of Poetry ...

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Blackpool to host Word Fest Literature Festival

Blackpool is getting its very own literature festival this autumn in Word Fest, a ...

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Author blog: Babs Vinden-Cantrell

A child of the 60s from Stockport, our family holidays were Blackpool, Fleetwood or ...

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Blackpool Social Club

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Scribbles from The Seaside – Nathan Parker and Grumpy Girl Graphics

Claire Griffiths

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Author interview: Katie Clapham

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Review: Three Girls by Katie Clapham – a novel of friendship, changing lives and running

In Katie Clapham’s first young adult novel, the three girls of the title are ...

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Famous faces of stage and screen record all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets to raise money for dementia charity.

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Blackpool Social Club

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Little Spud Shines Magic Light on Diversity

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