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<title>Read Regional RSS feed</title><link>http://www.readregional.com/index.html</link><description>Latest Read Regional news</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>john@newwritingnorth.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2009</dc:rights><dc:date>2011-05-06T17:12:42+01:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 08:50:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title>Read Regional 2011</title><dc:creator>john@newwritingnorth.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-05-06T17:12:42+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.readregional.com/index.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.readregional.com/index.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The authors, who include poets, novelists and short story writers, were all present to read from their work and talk to audience members, as well as sign copies of their books.


...She won several prestigious writing awards while studying for a degree and an MA at Queen&rsquo;s University in Belfast, including an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors. 

...Her debut novel, *Broken Silence*, was published in 2010 and she is currently writing the next in the DI Brady series &ndash; *Vanishing Point* &ndash; which is to be published by Avon in spring 2012.<br>


...*Dry Season*, his first novel, was published in 2010 and was shortlisted for the Brit Writers Published Writer of the Year in the same year.<br><br>   We&rsquo;ll keep you updated about the authors&rsquo; progress in our newsletter and all the author events across the region will be included in *The Listening Post*, our monthly listings email for literature events in the region.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Read Regional 2011 launch</title><dc:creator>john@newwritingnorth.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-04-27T16:25:11+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.readregional.com/index.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.readregional.com/index.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[***Queen&rsquo;s Hall, Hexham: Saturday 7 May, 2.15pm***<br>   Join New Writing North and a host of regional authors to kick off the 2011 Read Regional campaign, the annual programme of activity promoting writers in the North East.<br>


For more information, see [www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk](http://www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Shortlisted for innovation award</title><dc:creator>john@newwritingnorth.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-04-15T12:10:26+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.readregional.com/index.html#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.readregional.com/index.html#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The nomination is for the 2010 Read Regional project, which connected local writers to local libraries via a high-profile promotional campaign, author events and activities, including beach reading events and free giveaways of books on the Tyne and Wear Metro.   The campaign is supported by 90% of libraries across the North East who between them last year bought over &pound;5,000 of books by local writers as part of the project. 

...The nomination was welcomed by New Writing North director Claire Malcolm, who said: &lsquo;This is a great acknowledgement of Read Regional and confirms the project not just as a great regional treasure for the North East but also as an identified innovative project on the national stage.   At a time when many libraries are suffering reduced staffing and book purchasing power it is a credit to libraries in the North East who continue to see the value in supporting this project.&rsquo;


...The Read Regional project is a three-year programme of work that is funded by a &pound;150,000 grant from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and supported by Arts Council England. ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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