Theme- For the Love of Words
Published Works: Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest (2020), Kintana and the Captain’s Curse (2021), Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower (2021), Gracie Fairshaw and the Missing Reel (2024) & Wrong Tracks (2025). Tell me a bit about Continue reading Author Interview: Susan Brownrigg
Published Works: Matabele Gold (2003 & 2014), The African Journals of Petros Amm (2004 & 2017), Two Days in Tehran (2008 & 2021), The Divided Self of Lenny Benjamin (2018) and Africa North to South (2022). Tell me a bit Continue reading Author Interview: Michael J Hunt
Published Works: Caroline England psychological suspense thrillers: THE RETURN OF FRANKIE WHITTLE (2025), THE STRANGER BESIDE ME (2023), THE SINNER (2022), TRUTH GAMES (2020), BETRAY HER (2019), MY HUSBAND’S LIES (2018) & BENEATH THE SKIN (2017)/ CE Rose gothic-tinged psychological Continue reading Author Interview: Caroline England AKA CE Rose
Published Works: Dream Merchant (2024) Tell me a bit about yourself? I am the eldest of three siblings, with a brother and a sister. I was born and raised in Wigan, but I still don’t know what a Wigan Kebab is, Continue reading Author Interview: Darren Turnerhurst
Published Works: Z-Virus Powers (2024), Ways The Human Body Can Go Wrong (2024), My Royal Navy Friend (2024), The Alcohol Therapy Workbook (2023), SpellCast – Folk Magic for the 21st Century (2021) & Mental Health Wisdom – Developing Understanding & Continue reading Author Interview: Antony Simpson
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