Posts by Mike Fraser
The First Day – Biography, History, Poetry and Maths
Ann Thwaite is one of Britain’s greatest biographers, so it was a privilege to hear her discuss her extraordinary literary life at our festival. She is however not only the…
Read MoreI ran away to a remote Scottish isle. It was perfect
Register for free for this event – Click here From The Observer 26th July 2020 Crowded out of the city by noise and stress, I embraced the wild solitude of a…
Read MoreA message from the Wonderful Dyad Theatre Company!
Dyad Theatre provided a highlight of our 2019 programme and we were looking forward to their return in 2020. Now we can only hope that they will be able to…
Read MoreLady Sybil – a Northumbrian woman who witnessed War and Revolution in Russia
Register for free for this event – Click here Simon Boyd, author of Lady Sybil: Empire, War and Revolution (Hayloft Publishing Ltd, 2017), writes about his remarkable grandmother Lady Sybil Middleton…
Read MoreFrederick Douglass – an American Slave whose freedom was purchased by Newcastle upon Tyne Quakers
Brian is speaking at our free online festival on 18th October 2020 at 2 PM. Register for free for this event – Click here Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer. abolitionist, orator,…
Read MoreNews of our two Virtual Workshops in October 2020!
Anna Edgar writes about two excellent Workshops to be enjoyed virtually at our festival on October 15th 2020! Anne Ryland’s Poetry Workshop is at 10 AM on 15th October Bea…
Read MoreOur Free 2020 Virtual Festival – 15th to 18th October!
Berwick Literary Festival goes Virtual in 2020! Jackie Kaines-Lang writes: Berwick Literary Festival’s seventh season will go live online in 2020. Festival chair, Michael Gallico says: ‘Since a ‘normal’ festival…
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