Theme- For the Love of Words
Published Works: If Only You Knew (2020), Second Chances (2022) & Mistletoe and Hope (2024). Tell me a bit about yourself?I’m a fifty-year-old NHS worker with a love of reading. I’m an only child, so spent a lot of my Continue reading Author Interview: Louise Mercer
4 weeks until Book Fest! At Leigh library on Thursday 5th June 6.00-8.00pm where over 30 authors of adult fiction and non-fiction will have stalls at which you can chat to the authors and buy signed/dedicated copies of their books Continue reading Leigh Book Fest
Wigan Libraries are hosting a Leigh Book Fest event at Leigh Library, Civic Square, Leigh WN7 1EB on Thursday 5th June 2025 18:00-20:00. Plans for the event include Authors of adult literature having stalls and a potentially licenced bar. We Continue reading Leigh Book Fest – Thursday 5th June 2025
Published Works: The Space Between Heaven and Hell (2020), The Space Between Heaven and Hell – The Shadow Man (2020), Tales from the Inferno V1(2020), Tales from the Inferno V2 (2021), The Everlife Chronicles (2021), The Everlife Chronicles – Conquest Continue reading Author Interview: Jay Darkmoore
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At the start of March, we asked people to complete our Survey to gage interest in organising a Wigan Literature Festival. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been many responses to the survey, so we have come to the conclusion that there isn’t Continue reading An Update on Organising a Wigan Literature Festival
Here at Wigan Literature Festival HQ we’re currently assessing the interest and support for a Wigan Literature Festival. We will only organise one if local residents want: To connect local #writers and #readers together. Which is the aim of the festival. If Continue reading Interest & Support for a Wigan Literature Festival
We’re looking for help! We want to hold an annual Wigan Literature Festival. The title may sound fancy, but it’s basically about getting #writers and #readers together. Writers will get an opportunity to read their work aloud to readers and Continue reading Blog Post: Many Hands Make Light Work
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the planned Wigan Literature Festival event is postponed until further notice. It is likely to take place in 2026. Please accept our sincere apologies for this. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our Continue reading Wigan Literature Festival – Postponed
Antony Simpson, Author, wanted to host a small event at Wigan Library for readers and writers. After discovering that there hasn’t been a literature festival in Wigan for over a decade, he decided to recruit some friends and call this Continue reading The Idea