In the second of local author and Emeritus Professor Sue Harper‘s ruminations on the writer’s craft, she examines pleasure, novelty, influences and structure. That title seems a little presumptuous: after all, one might say, ‘what [… read more ]
Sue Harper, local author and Emeritus Professor of Film History at the University of Portsmouth, presents a series of short essays about writing – how to do it, how it feels, what it means. To [… read more ]
Pens of the Earth’s book Wild Seas, Wilder Cities launched on 21st October 2024 at the Portsmouth Guildhall’s Lens Studio. Jackie Green reports. Environmental events can be a hard sell but Pens of the Earth’s [… read more ]
Does Holmes Fest ring any bells? Some of you might recall the successful festival from pre-pandemic days, when local writer Matt Wingett launched a celebration of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous character, [… read more ]
A University of Portsmouth Emeritus Professor who came from a poor Midlands background has dedicated her newly published memoir to her mother, who inspired her love of art. Veteran journalist Peter Gruner tells us more. [… read more ]
There are many reasons to attend Pens of the Earth’s Wild Seas, Wilder Cities book launch on 21st October, at Portsmouth Guildhall. It will be an event-packed evening, offering a joyful glimpse inside Wild Seas, [… read more ]
On 21st October, a very special book is being launched. Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a collection of stories, poems and articles, written by local poets and authors and beautifully illustrated by local artists. Its [… read more ]
Local writer Christine Lawrence introduces her latest novel, Emily, and shares the opportunity to meet the author at Fareham Library on 1st June 2023. Eleven years ago I launched my first novel Caught in the [… read more ]
S&C’s classical music commentator Paul Valentine shares his experience of an evening with Weber, Prokofiev and Brahms at Portsmouth Guildhall on 30th March 2023. When I saw the size of tonight’s orchestra and reminisced about [… read more ]
Jackie Green recently picked up a book called The Hollow Sea to study its gorgeous gold lettering and turquoise blue cover that seemed to shimmer with an almost hypnotic life of its own. Turns out [… read more ]
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