We’re pleased to announce the Big Read book for 2012 – Dark Eden by Chris Beckett.
The Philip K Dick Award, named after the legendary American science-fiction writer, is given to the “distinguished science fiction” novel published that year.
With Palestine making the news headlines at the moment in the run-up to their bid for statehood at the UN, it's particularly timely that the Tottenham Palestine Literature Festival is due to place in London next weekend - a collection of events featuring writers, film makers, rappers, photographers, story tellers and Tottenham locals as they "listen, talk, learn, rap, discuss, watch, question and share ideas on Palestine".
Over the Greenbelt 2011 weekend, our team of opinionated and observant Guest Bloggers were out and about, seeing programming from across the breadth of the festival lineup - giving a unique take on all that Greenbelt has to offer.
Here's Greenbelt Literature Programmer Ben Whitehouse with an introduction to Nicky Getgood, appearing at Greenbelt 2011...
Here's Sarah Goodman, who will be on the Greenbelt Blogging team this year, with why she's excited about Adrian Plass...
Here's Ben Whitehouse's third Why I'm Excited post - this time featuring novelist, writer and theatremaker Stella Duffy... --- Hello.
Another in our series of Why I'm Excited posts, here's Greenbelt intern Caitlin Kobrak on the Where The Wild Things Are events at Greenbelt...
Ben Whitehouse, our Literature Programme Booker, explains ...
In a continuing series on the blog, we're going to be hearing about parts of the Lineup for 2011 that people are particularly looking forward to.
“@michaelfranti: @PaulW_Chambers @greenbelt we've had great experiences at Greenbelt. I hope to return!!!” <- We hope so too!