by P N Burrows | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
When I was 10 years old, my primary school teacher said to the class, “I want you to write a story today. There aren’t any rules; no special words you have to use, or any particular grammar you should practise. Just write a story.” It’s possible she didn’t have a...
by P N Burrows | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog
Budding writers and murder mystery fans are invited to enter the Wrexham Carnival of Words Murder Mystery Script Writing Competition 2023. The Competition is open to any author with an original script that fits the brief and has never been published before. The...
by P N Burrows | Mar 19, 2023 | Blog
Do you like books packed with intriguing characters, deceptive plots and a punch-to-the-gut finale? If the answer is ‘YES’, then we have just the event for you! Come and meet Harriet Tyce, the author of psychological thrillers Blood Orange, The Lies You Told and her...
by P N Burrows | Feb 26, 2023 | Blog
When I was a fresh faced newly qualified teacher, I took part in the very first World Book Day. Back then, the day was held on Shakespeare’s birthday (23rd April). There were no expectations about what people should wear and everyone came in cobbled together,...
by P N Burrows | Feb 19, 2023 | Blog
At last year’s Wrexham Carnival of Words we experimented by asking people to join us in a long read from January to April. George Eliot’s ‘Middlemarch’ proved very popular and we had a lot of fun discussing it at an event in Wrexham Library. In 2023 we are encouraging...