Category: Durham Book Festival
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Durham Book Festival 2019: open call for commissions
Durham Book Festival invites proposals from writers for creative commissions to be premiered at the 2019 Durham Book Festival (5-...
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“Durham” the Saint in “Dun Holme”
In 2018, Durham Book Festival hosted the inaugural Durham-Jordan Creative Exchange: Alta’ir. Alta’ir means bird, and is the Arabic name for...
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BLOG: Izzy Gizmo: A Story Gig
At Durham’s Gala Theatre, theatre director Ruth Mary Johnson asks the audience of 400 under 8s and their families to...
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INTERVIEW: Sarah Waters
13th October, 2018 Gala Theatre Interview by Julia Coyle Sarah Waters Following the release of the film adaptation of her...
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INTERVIEW: Pat Barker
13th October, 2018 Durham Town Hall Interview by Yanmin Zhuchen The inspiration for The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker tells...
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INTERVIEW: Andrew McMillan
14th October, 2018 Old Cinema Launderette Interview by Emily Pritchard Conversation with poet Andrew McMillan is a delightful thing. We...
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Winner of the Gordon Burn Prize announced
We’re thrilled to announce that Census by Jesse Ball has won the Gordon Burn Prize 2018. A terminally ill father...
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INTERVIEW: Rowan McCabe
Interview by Dani Watson Rowan McCabe has journeyed the length of the North–East to bring poetry to the doorsteps of...
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INTERVIEW: Tamsin Daisy Rees
Interview by Amy Strong Tamsin Daisy Rees, a playwright from the North East, was commissioned this year by Durham Book...
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INTERVIEW: Dr Alex Barber
7th October, 2018 Palace Green Library Archives Interview by James Robson In my opinion, one of the most fascinating parts...
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INTERVIEW: Owen Sheers
6th October, 2018 Palace Green Library Interview by Rhiannon Morris “This is one of the ugliest and brutal subjects you...
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A Q&A with Neal Pike, writer and performer of Five Years
Back in the winter of 2015, Nottinghamshire-based poet Neal Pike was on a writing retreat in Devon and saw guest...
