Gritstone Publishing: an author-led co-operative celebrates 10 years
It was in Manchester, at a regional meeting called by The Society of Authors at a centre down near...
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Tag: writing
A Little Bird says…we should be defending journalists
In a series of editorials where leading writers are free to say what they want under a pen name, Little Bird writes in defence of journalists (and how we should really be reading the press). Journalists have a curious...
Read MoreWhy I bloody love libraries: Henry Normal writes for Northern Soul
My favourite place in Manchester is the Central Library. To me, it is the very heart of the North West. The domed ceiling in the main reading room, with its high windows, gives it the air of a cathedral. A cathedral of learning,...
Read MoreThe Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2022
We’re delighted to announce that Northern Soul is the Media Partner for the fifth annual Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction. This is our fourth year as partner for the prestigious prize, run by Comma...
Read More“I just wish I could have gone for a drink with her.” Anna Cale, author of The Real Diana Dors
There was a time, as Peter Cook once joked, When Diana Dors Ruled the Earth. It’s a neat gag, but it’s also pretty telling. Swindon-born actor-cum-bombshell Dors had indeed loomed large in her heyday but, by the 70s,...
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