Whitley Bay author and former pizza deliverer wins prestigious North East crime novel prize
Writer Robert Scragg has won Northumberland best-selling author LJ Ross Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction 2021
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A Whitley Bay author has won a generous cash prize for his latest crime novel. This year s Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction, which celebrates the work of crime and thriller writers who are from or whose work celebrates the North East, has been won by North Tyneside writer Robert Scragg.
Anna Woodford CROSSING the Tees, Teesside’s biggest literary festival returns between Wednesday, June 9 and Saturday, June 20. The event, now in its seventh year, has been programmed entirely by Tees Valley library services, with support from local councils and Arts Council England, and features a huge range of interactive literary events from author-hosted discussions to writing workshops. Due to the uncertainty over ongoing Covid-restrictions, this year’s festival will take place entirely online, meaning that attendees can enjoy the wide variety of workshops and talks from the comfort of their own homes. Highlights of this year’s festival include, award-winning environmental journalist Tim Smedley discusses his book Clearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution on June 9.
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