**National Share-A-Story Month**

We thought you might be interested in this article from BBC Culture about Our Fiction Addiction.

Read more here: bbc.com/culture/articl…

Here are some highlights from our second day at Hay Festival with some glorious weather.

Listening to Professor Alice Roberts and Professor Maggie Aderin-Pocock and visiting the Royal Mint Museum.

We thought you'd be interested in this article from BBC News about Hay Festival suspending Baillie Gifford sponsorship, following controversy over the latter’s links with Israel and fossil fuel firms.

Read the rest here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We thought you might be interested in this video of Set Designer Grace Smart and Production Manager Clíona Ní Mhocháin as they discuss the intricacies of the glorious Yorkshire Moors set from Underdog: The Other Other Brontë.

Watch the video here: youtu.be/XfCyPAe3BBY?si…

**Crime Month**

The Guardian brings you the ultimate summer reading list - 15 crime thrillers and mysteries to keep you guessing.

Check it out: theguardian.com/books/2024/jan…

#WriteOnInterviews Author Hongwei Bao bit.ly/3aRx3yQ

“Your voice matters. This is a good incentive to start writing.”

Write On! pentoprint.org/see-write-on-i…

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We thought you might be interested in this local event:

Eid Bazaar
Sunday 2 June, 10.30am-3pm
Barking Learning Centre
FREE

Come along and have some fun!

**Crime Month**

True Confessions Of A Writer...

'The beginning of every book is a real surprise. As is the ending. I never know for sure whether there is another one in there or not.'

#NewRelease #SaturdaySpotlight May bit.ly/2YoVlxC

#newbooks inc The Puzzle Wood by Rosie Andrews & Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang

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Pen to Print took 12 Yr10 students from 3 schools across Barking & Dagenham on a writer's retreat at Trewern OEC with a day at the Hay Festival's Programme for Schools.

Alex Wheatle & Jenny Valentine | Nicola Garrad | behind-the-scenes tour | Anthony Horowitz

**National Share-A-Story Month**

This flash fiction was written by Tricia Lloyd Waller and sets such a picture in such few words.

Comment below with your flashes about colour or senses and maybe we'll be featuring you soon on a Friday!

We thought you might be interested in this fun event happening at Valence House.

Walk the Plank!
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June, 11am-5pm

Fun for all the family! FREE Drop In Event.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

**Crime Month**

10 Mistakes All Crime Writers Should Avoid

Do you agree? Any more we should add?

🎧 Did you miss it? 🎧

This week on Write On! Audio, you can enjoy:➡️ Listener contribution from writer Sebastian Elanko.

Listen to this episode here: spoti.fi/3TntI2a
Or on your favourite podcast streaming platform

We thought you might be interested in this article from the BBC about a new project called Walk Together Pathway.

The National Trust is sponsoring this drive to get more diverse communities out walking.

Read more here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

**Crime Month**

Crime Reads shares 9 Novels that Expand and Enrich the Mystery Genre.

What defines a crime novel? A description that fits into one genre or sub-genre, very often fits into another, blurring lines.

Read all about it here: crimereads.com/the-great-cros…

📣Thursday Connectors – Personality Of Clothes bit.ly/2W571CJ

Sharing writing that shows how our clothes can reflect our personalities or rather, the opposite.

Read Write On! magazine pentoprint.org/product/see-wr…

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**National Share-A-Story Month**

We've used what-3-words to give you a writing prompt.

Can you create a flash fiction or short poem using:

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Comment below with your creative masterpieces - can't wait to see what you come up with!

**1 Week To Go**

Meet Local Children's Author Nicholas Kasparis on Thursday 30 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm, at Dagenham Library.

Join Nicholas for a reading and writing workshop, ideal for children aged 7-9.

Book online: pentoprint.org/eventbrite-eve…

**Crime Month**

Do you agree with these 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction?

What would you add?