Apollo Junction were due to perform at the Harlequin today (30th May) as the headline act for the first RH Fringe Rock and Write. Then along came a global pandemic and the rest is history. Events have been cancelled but we will return bigger and better in June 2021. We wanted to share the band’s…
Countdown is on! A look at the runners up.
Winners for the 2020 RB Writes competition are due to be announced 1st June. We look at stories that just missed out.
Dazzling stories that entertain and delight.
We are edging closer to announcing the winners of Reigate and Banstead Writes 2020.
Raising Money for Samaritans.
Crime writers, including Reigate’s Niki Mackay launch digital anthology to raise money for Samaritans during the corona crisis. Reigate’s Niki Mackay is part of a group of crime writers who have published a digital short story collection to raise funds for the Samaritans during these troubled times. Alex North, author of The Whisper Man –…
Stories are in….
the 2020 round of Reigate and Banstead Writes has closed with many entries.
RH Recommended Reads.
Bookworms know the power and comfort of a blooming good read. Power to distract and detract. Whether you are a book lover of dip in and out, why not try a recommended book from RH readers? Something for everyone I hope. Feel free to comment and review… If you like historical… The Secrets We Kept…
Schools are shut. Reigate and Banstead Writes is open for entries.
The annual competition asks for tales from our towns by our youngsters. Reigate and Banstead Writes is open for entries. We have received several entries already since opening our doors on 1st February. The original deadline day has now been extended until 10th April to allow more children aged 9-14 to scribe their 1,000 word…
Blue Peter has spoken. Vashti Hardy wins. Wildspark is voted the best story 0f 2020.
Vashti Hardy has won the best story at the Blue Peter 2020 Book Awards for her story Wildspark. Thanks to Reading Zone, Vashti is set to be guest of honour at the Reigate and Banstead Writes awards on Friday 19th June. The event, at the Harlequin Theatre Redhill, will celebrate the creativity, imagination and achievements…
Reigate and Banstead Writes meets NMF.
Reigate and Banstead Writes is joining in with NMF this June. A stonking line up of great music, coupled with the best of the local writing scene.
Sussex Author Vashti Hardy hosts Reigate and Banstead Writes Awards.
Celebrated author of Brightstorm and Wild Spark will be MC at the awards afternoon on 19th June at the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. Vashti Hardy is a writer of children’s books living near Brighton in Sussex with her husband and three teens Brightstorm “A fast-paced fantasy adventure that will set your imagination soaring!” was shortlisted for…
