<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/resources/xsl/"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>The Westmorland Gazette | News</title>
    <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/</link>
    <description>The Westmorland Gazette /leisure/literature/news/</description>
    <language>en-gb</language>
    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:25 +0100</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:25 +0100</lastBuildDate>
    <docs>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/rssterms/</docs>
    <generator>M6</generator>
    <managingEditor>nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent)</managingEditor>
    <webMaster>webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy)</webMaster>
    <image>
        <url>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/resources/images/1011002/?type=rsslogo</url>
        <title>The Westmorland Gazette | News</title>
        <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/</link>
    </image>
    <atom:link href="http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
<item>
           <title>Wordsworth Trust season continues with leading light of poetry</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/10396399.Wordsworth_Trust_season_continues_with_leading_light_of_poetry/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  W N HERBERT and Hannah Lowe share the stage in the next reading event in the Wordsworth Trust poetry series on May 21.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">c405381231561ce047f4035fa80e1914</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Top poet Roger McGough plays Keswick's Theatre by the Lake</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/10349132.Top_poet_Roger_McGough_plays_Keswick_s_Theatre_by_the_Lake/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  Carol Ann Duffy calls him ‘the patron saint of poetry.’
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">cb5280fb3be4300444fe73b711a5e1de</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Plenty of poetry and prose in Wordsworth Trust festival line-up</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/10154133.Plenty_of_poetry_and_prose_in_Wordsworth_Trust_festival_line_up/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  THE Wordsworth Trust’s Arts and Book Festival weekend features a cornucopia of workshops, talks, entertainment and readings.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">2fe845aacf7885328f37fd417332d63c</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Keith Richardson’s The Greta flows as beautifully as the river itself</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/10107398.Keith_Richardson___s_The_Greta_flows_as_beautifully_as_the_river_itself/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  SOMETIMES a real gem of a book drops on to the arts desk.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">5d65ee2903036f7f4ff775dc0e3f1c12</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Litfest blazes another literary trail around Lancaster</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9980747.Litfest_blazes_another_literary_trail_around_Lancaster/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  JOHN Hegley is one of the leading wordsmiths in the Litfest 2012 line-up.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">20aa8e878aacb8b0b21265257f9df846</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Bestselling author John Connolly visits Kendal Library</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9853005.Bestselling_author_John_Connolly_visits_Kendal_Library/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  CREATOR of the well-known Charlie Parker thrillers is heading to Kendal. Bestselling author John Connolly visits Kendal Library on September 15 (7pm), to talk about his new novel, the Wrath of
  Angels.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:54:38 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">22ecdefc30870cb5beb1ee0f3e79c308</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Taffy Thomas spins a few yarns at Waterstones</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9838736.Taffy_Thomas_spins_a_few_yarns_at_Waterstones/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  TAFFY Thomas pops into Waterstones at Kendal on Saturday (July 28) to sign copies of his newly released Cumbrian Folk Tales book.
  Grasmere-based Taffy - who has a repertoire of more than 300 stories - travels far and wide spinning his yarns and will tell a few at the town centre bookstore at 11am and 3pm. Taffy has an MBE for
  services to storytelling and charity and, in 2009, was given the honorary position of first national laureate for storytelling.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">25d277618a7d02269d8df5f9ff7b0a99</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Author Sarah Hall lands Edge Hill University prize</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9827924.Author_Sarah_Hall_lands_Edge_Hill_University_prize/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  CUMBRIAN author Sarah Hall is in the honours once again with her latest literary work.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">0945c202ffb63c290848c0c2afb40b1a</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New Wordsworth Trust exhibition gives fresh take on the 'visitor' experience</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9699248.New_Wordsworth_Trust_exhibition_gives_fresh_take_on_the__visitor__experience/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">807d37ee2576ac98b01e11fde7e70e65</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Dorothy Wordsworth Festival of Women’s Poetry features prize-winning line-up</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9617691.Dorothy_Wordsworth_Festival_of_Women___s_Poetry_features_prize_winning_line_up/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  THE second Dorothy Wordsworth Festival of Women’s Poetry takes place at Grasmere, from April 20-22, as part of the Wordsworth Trust’s contemporary poetry programme.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">22170ff32df5f383c59feaa96a643713</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Nick Hennessey's magical mix of spoken word, song and music</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9409696.Nick_Hennessey_s_magical_mix_of_spoken_word__song_and_music/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  IT WAS 15 years ago while Nick Hennessey was studying for a PhD in Cultural Geography, exploring the relationship between landscape, communities and myth, that he was hooked by the magic of
  storytelling. Since, the bearded bard has been following his passion for the role of story in our modern lives, evolving an enthralling style of performance that switches between spoken word, song
  and music.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">1a636d51e8626f0392da11899b9bd6b9</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Stuart Maconie shares his favourite poetry and prose at Wordsworth Trust</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9397673.Stuart_Maconie_shares_his_favourite_poetry_and_prose_at_Wordsworth_Trust/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  BROADCASTER, writer and raconteur Stuart Maconie is billed for the Wordsworth Trust Arts and Books Festival.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">d5703d0bcf279664ca252e6df7a4f4b2</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Wordsworth Trust's Andrew Forster waxes lyrical</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9380975.Wordsworth_Trust_s_Andrew_Forster_waxes_lyrical/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  THE Wordsworth Trust’s Andrew Forster is in the spotlight himself on Tuesday, December 6 (11am) by the fireside at Dove Cottage.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">81419256dd8d8447bff6bf3f969cbddc</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Ulverston dad writes Timmy Ted children's book</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9377751.Ulverston_dad_writes_Timmy_Ted_children_s_book/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  AN ULVERSTON dad with a passion for drawing is living his dream at the same time as raising cash for needy children.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">177ee6d6a148631434d0d897e9ea8f82</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Eden Valley 'giants' come alive in new book</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9377886.Eden_Valley__giants__come_alive_in_new_book/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  GIANTS and mythical creatures will come to life at the launch of a new children’s picture book on the folklore of the Eden Valley.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">e3213336015a79c8001ad2241ce97a87</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Carola Luther is new Wordsworth Trust poet</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9341646.Carola_Luther_is_new_Wordsworth_Trust_poet/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  CAROLA Luther is the new poet-in-residence at the Wordsworth Trust.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">da04a593c6d59a3e07af03b640d81cb8</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Westmorland Gazette's Beautiful Lakes book is a best seller</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9319344.Westmorland_Gazette_s_Beautiful_Lakes_book_is_a_best_seller/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  A STUNNING book of photographs snapped by readers of The Westmorland Gazette is proving a top five bestseller at one of Cumbria’s largest book stores.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:09:38 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">be04488a0a27d019db08cbd3c0a12521</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Ten-day Litfest promises high calibre poetry and prose</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9292363.Ten_day_Litfest_promises_high_calibre_poetry_and_prose/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  LANCASTER Literature Festival 2011 opens on Friday, October 14, with another fine line-up of writers.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">2e8cdc6bc506ec9c3fafa3f681848644</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Book reveals real love of Alfred Wainwright's life</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9288958.Book_reveals_real_love_of_Alfred_Wainwright_s_life/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  TO MANY people the legendary fell walker and author Alfred Wainwright came across a dour character – but a new book out today reveals his surprisingly romantic nature.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">f337aeaba0396ec26267983e399a84f2</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New British Sea Power book reveals all about Lake District upbringing</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9248559.New_British_Sea_Power_book_reveals_all_about_Lake_District_upbringing/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  A NEW book revealing the ins and outs of life with South Lakeland rockers British Sea Power is gaining plaudits from critics across the country.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">5d80443c6540d8673c4e9c75ec5e84ba</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Kendal cancer' patient's book is a local best seller</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9243531.Kendal_cancer__patient_s_book_is_a_local_best_seller/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[A KENDAL brain cancer patient who walked 220-miles and climbed 39 mountains in aid of charity has written a book – and it is selling like hotcakes.]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:40:28 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">51b81945f42d859429c5b5a9156b8905</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Lancaster author shortlisted for Booker Prize</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9235510.Lancaster_author_shortlisted_for_Booker_Prize/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[A Lancaster author has today been shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize for Fiction. ]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:34:09 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">3e7e3fb87dd36b8c21d176a0f560f11e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Great gran from Shap is new children's author</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9224907.Great_gran_from_Shap_is_new_children_s_author/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  A MODERN day Beatrix Potter is releasing her first children’s book after being inspired by phonecalls to her great grand-daughter.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:55:52 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">6238bd15951516a2b77d1d351bd5d651</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New book relives Lake District's woman's epic adventure</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9213532.New_book_relives_Lake_District_s_woman_s_epic_adventure/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  THE story of an epic journey from the world’s lowest point to the summit of its highest mountain has been told in a remarkable new book by Lake District adventurer Pauline Sanderson.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">1754527de4b83b24792323ee1860322c</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New Wordsworth Trust exhibition engages with youngsters</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9141186.New_Wordsworth_Trust_exhibition_engages_with_youngsters/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  WORDSWORTH Trust’s summer exhibition brings a fresh approach to one of the biggest names in literature.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">1989b608cc13382df429d7007c38d966</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Irish PM’s wife endorses Dales author's novel</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9130684.Irish_PM___s_wife_endorses_Dales_author_s_novel/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[A DEBUT novel penned by a Dales resident has been launched in Ireland by the wife of the country's Prime Minister.]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:25:33 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">5f8b23d58fc6594881f57e1f9695eefe</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Lady Bragg wins 2011 Lakeland Book of the Year</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9121586.Lady_Bragg_wins_2011_Lakeland_Book_of_the_Year/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  CATE Haste, the wife of veteran arts broadcaster and writer Lord Bragg, has won the 2011 Lakeland Book of the Year competition with her biography of tragic Cumbrian artist Sheila Fell.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">514bbe4ac5216672c389c5be783af6c0</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New book questions background of Ulverston's comic son Stan Laurel</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9121991.New_book_questions_background_of_Ulverston_s_comic_son_Stan_Laurel/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[  A NEW book about Ulverston-born comic genius Stan Laurel claims he could have been the grandson of a wealthy, philandering solicitor.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">51db153c772a4704f5d1c96e33820696</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Cat tales and furry friends</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9100275.Cat_tales_and_furry_friends/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  JACKIE Huck’s lifelong love of cats has led to the former nurse putting her treasured tales down in print.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">406f19d7b5f104518282440a5377d7ca</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Poem and A Pint waxes lyrical at Water Yeat</title>
           
           <link>http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/literature/news/9091948.Poem_and_A_Pint_waxes_lyrical_at_Water_Yeat/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A POEM and A Pint is off to Water Yeat Village Hall on Saturday (June 25, 7.30pm) for the last session of poetry and music (and pints) before its annual break. The double bill features two guest
  poets, Nina Boyd and Julia Deakin, as well as the usual array of talent from the floor and an unusual musical offering from the Cumbria Horn Ensemble.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">7857ce303b75bf27d292980c544f8383</guid>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>