by admin | Oct 31, 2016 | Huddersfield Literature Festival
By Amanda Huxtable I was kindly invited by the Festival Director Michelle Hodgson to produce an event at this year’s 10th anniversary festival. I sat, as I do, and thought long and hard about what gift of a project I could present. It would have to be something...
by admin | May 27, 2016 | Huddersfield Literature Festival
Janet Jones, author of Happiness Millionaire offers her Top Five Priorities to self-publishing like a pro without falling for the scams. If you are like me, you see many self-published books that just don’t look professional and they would never stand up against books...
by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Huddersfield Literature Festival
My novel Blood Relatives is a coming-of-age novel of Rick, a gay teenager, set against the background of the Yorkshire Ripper murders. Part of that terrible history took place in Huddersfield itself; namely the murder of Helen Rytka in January 1978. But there is...
by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Huddersfield Literature Festival
Hard to believe it’s been three years since the LBT opened the doors of Queenie’s Coffee Shop. Located on the north side of the theatre building, this quaint little space is a lovely venue for delicious hot drinks, fresh soups and sandwiches and a range of cakes. Not...
by admin | Jan 16, 2016 | Huddersfield Literature Festival
On Thursday it was reported that Philip Pullman had resigned as the festival patron of the Oxford Literary Festival patron because authors attending the festival were not paid. Now The Bookseller has published a letter written by author Amanda Craig calling on all...