JK Rowling has admitted she might be persuaded to write another Harry Potter book - in ten years time. The author revealed there have been times when she has thought about penning an eighth book in the hugely popular series - Telegraph
Novelist, playwright and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi has been appointed a CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Born in 1954 in London, Kureishi had a Pakistani father and an English mother, and studied philosophy at King's College, London
She may be less of a household name than JK Rowling, but Jacqueline Wilson - who has become a dame in the New Year Honours - is arguably Britain's most popular children's writer. In a career spanning 35 years, she has sold more than 30 million books and, for the past four years, has been the most-borrowed author in British libraries
The inaugural Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival which will take place between Wednesday, 30th April and Saturday, 3rd May 2008. This exciting Festival, set in the home of Shakespeare, the world's greatest writer, will include author events and booksignings, panel discussions, writers' workshops as well as being an opportunity for local writers to show their work. 