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An older man in a dark red t-shirt and beige shorts. He is standing in alleyway and holding a shovel, only the handle can be seen. The man has a grey beard and short grey hair. He is pensively looking at the camera.

Residents clean up pigeon poo ahead of poetry fest

Walking through bird poo should not be part of the Ledbury experience, a resident says.

Hereford & Worcester

Margaret McDonald wears a brown checked blazer and stands in front of some large plants. She is smiling at the camera and has long brown hair and a fringe.

'My award-winning book was ignored by 60 agents'

Margaret McDonald has won the the prestigious book prize for her debut novel Glasgow Boys.

Glasgow & West Scotland

A woman standing in front of a wall full of laden bookshelves. She is wearing a long grey cardigan and blue striped top, and looking at an open book in her hands.

Local talent called to step into spotlight

The Wolverhampton Literature Festival is set to return from 6-8 February 2026.

Tom stands in front of a smart board with children in purple school jumpers watching him describe how to draw the characters from his book.

Literacy event works to improve child reading rate

Cornwall's only literature festival for children in St Austell expects 4,000 visitors in a weekend.

A woman playing Jane Austen sits at a table looking at the camera.

The home where Jane Austen got her mojo back

Festival co-ordinator Sarah Mills with brown shoulder-length hair dressed in black biking leathers sits on the grass reading a book next to a Triumph motorbike

Poetry festival calls for contributions for book

The High Wolds Poetry Festival in Kilham is asking for work on the theme of Connections.

Hull & East Yorkshire

Gabriel out walking in a field with short dark hair in mist smiling at the camera.

Boy's storytelling method puts 'joy' back into literacy

StoryQuest is a method that helps children turn their stories into a written format.

Dylan Thomas pictured in a rage with a cigarette in his mouth

Unseen photos show iconic poet Dylan Thomas in fit of rage

The Welsh poet is seen angrily breaking up furniture in a series of never-before published photos.

Dame Jaqueline Wilson wearing a black top and two silver necklaces. She has white cropped hair.

Jacqueline Wilson says she wouldn't return to Tracy Beaker as an adult

The popular author tells the Hay Festival she would be wary of writing about Beaker in later life.