Category: Durham Book Festival
INTERVIEW: David Goodhart
Interview by Victoria Simpson Sat in the green room of the town hall I was given the chance to pick David...
INTERVIEW: David Almond
Interview by Julia Atherley Before his show for the Durham Book Festival, I sat down with David Almond to talk...
The winner of the Gordon Burn Prize 2017 is announced
The Gordon Burn Prize 2017 was awarded this evening at Durham Book Festival to a writer that turned dreadful fact into...
INTERVIEW: Carmen Marcus
Interview by Charlotte Cooper Carmen Marcus’ How Saints Die tells the story of 10-year old Ellie Fleck. When her mother...
INTERVIEW: Jane Housham
Interview by Grace Keane Gateshead, April 1866. Five-year-old Sarah Melvin was walking along Split Crow Lane when she disappeared. Later...
Do Not Enter the Monster Zoo: our children’s theatre tour is back!
Now in its fifth year, our children’s theatre tour will delight under-7s and their families at 34 dates across the...
Tickets are now on sale for Durham Book Festival!
Tickets are now on sale for Durham Book Festival! This year we present our biggest programme yet, featuring a wide...
INTERVIEW: Natalie Diddams
Words by Jenny Whitfield Packed full of comedy, feminism and audience participation, Thesmo was an incredible end to my week...
Laura Barnett: Blog on Kathryn Williams’s writers’ retreat for Durham Book Festival 2016
Writing, for me, is usually a solitary activity. I’m not one of those authors who can tap out a few...
INTERVIEW: Helen Mort
For more information on Helen Mort, click here. Words by Eloise Pearson. Helen Mort is one of my favourite contemporary...
INTERVIEW: Matt Miller
Matt Miller is performing Sticking at the Alphabetti theatre in Newcastle November 8th-12th. Words by Chase Miller Why are green...
Durham Book Festival 2016 draws to a close
Thanks to everyone who came to Durham Book Festival, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! The...
