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SUMMARY:Black Wood Women and the History of Gothic Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Join authors and gothic literature experts\, Dr Michael Stewart and Dr Claire O’Callaghan\, as they discuss Michael’s latest gothic novel\, Black Wood Women\, and where it sits within the canon of gothic literature. Where did gothic fiction come from and why did it catch fire? And how has it developed and adapted to the cultural prominence it enjoys today? \nBlack Wood Women is a brilliant new gothic novel about the hunt for the last wolf in England and the coven of persecuted women who are trying to save it from the men who have put a price on its head. ‘Visceral\, twisting\, propulsive’ – Stacey Halls. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/black-wood-women-and-the-history-of-gothic-fiction/
LOCATION:Crafty Cove\, 2-4 Wellington Road\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Gothic Literature
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SUMMARY:Vampish Tales: Emma Carroll
DESCRIPTION:For readers aged 9+\, bite into vampish powers with a brand-new adventure series following three cousins who discover they’re the descendants of Dracula. The trio combine their vampish powers to form the infamous vampire healing company\, Dracula & Daughters! A tale dangerously close to the heart! \nEmma Carroll is a multi-award winning and bestselling author and the ‘Queen of Historical Fiction’ (BookTrust). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/vampish-tales-emma-carroll/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Headliners
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SUMMARY:Life on Magrs? Paul Magrs
DESCRIPTION:Whitby takes centre stage with cult writer Paul Magrs – known for his writings around Doctor Who. \nPaul’s Brenda and Effie Mystery series of novels merge comedy\, fantasy\, high art\, and popular culture. Who knew that from the annals of Mary Shelley’s Gothic seminal work Frankenstein Brenda’s story would arise? \nRunning a BnB in Whitby\, Brenda is a middle-aged spinster living a life of fry-ups\, perfectly sized soaps in every bathroom\, and oh\, solving spooky supernatural mysteries on the side with her best friend Effie – who runs the junk shop next door. \nAs a creation of Dr Frankenstein\, Brenda’s character grapples with profound themes of identity\, humanity\, and womanhood\, asking what it means to be human. \nPaul Magrs (the ‘g’ in Magrs is silent btw – pronounced ‘Mars’) writes fiction for adults\, Young Adults\, and children in a variety of genres. The production company Free@Last TV has optioned the Brenda and Effie Mystery novels for TV. \nPaul will be in conversation with the crime writer Gavin Collinson\, best known The Hitchcock Murders\, the Marc Novak trilogy and more recently\, his Moriarty series of thrillers which place the Napoleon of Crime in a contemporary setting. \nAs a cultural historian he’s specialised in screen adaptions of Victorian literature\, focussing on Dracula and the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He’s written extensively for the BBC\, the British Film Institute and Hammer Films. \nAway from the world of Gothic horror Gavin also shares Magrs Doctor Who links; Gavin has written for Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality (featuring David Tennant and Adjoa Andoh)\, and Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (featuring Jodie Whittaker and Ingrid Oliver). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/life-on-magrs-paul-magrs/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Gothic Literature
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SUMMARY:The Working-Class Library: Live Podcast with special guest author Adelle Stripe
DESCRIPTION:Join writer and editor Richard Benson (The Farm\, The Valley) and Claire Malcolm (CEO of New Writing North) from the Working Class Library podcast as they seek to explore and reclaim working-class people’s contribution to English literature. \nTheir quest is to establish a new ‘canon’ of working-class books that tell a different story to the established British literary canon. For this live edition of the podcast and programmed especially for the inaugural year of the festival they will explore the working class credentials and perspectives of Bram Stoker’s classic\, Dracula. They will be joined by special guest writer Adelle Stripe (Basenotes). The Working Class Library podcast is a venture of The Bee\, a new magazine of writing by working class writers published by New Writing North. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/the-working-class-library-live-podcast-with-special-guest-author-adelle-stripe/
LOCATION:Coliseum Centre\, Victoria Place\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Gothic Literature,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:Scream Queen: Yvette Fielding
DESCRIPTION:From the rollercoaster ride of being Blue Peter’s youngest ever presenter to the rather unusual job of ‘ghost hunter\,’ real-life Ghostbuster Yvette Fielding has Whitby spooked. \nThe coastal town is the setting of her latest children’s book The Vampire of Whitby and the place she told the Yorkshire Post she’d like to retire to. The former presenter of TV’s Most Haunted\, Yvette’s memoir is fittingly titled\, Scream Queen. \nShaking a blinking torch\, going into a dark cellar\, and stepping into the fog\, writer Gavin Collinson shines a light on the TV personality and author in what promises to be an entertaining\, and enlightening\, interview. \nGavin Collinson is a crime writer best known for The Hitchcock Murders\, the Marc Novak trilogy and more recently\, his Moriarty series of thrillers which place the Napoleon of Crime in a contemporary setting. \nAs a cultural historian he’s specialised in screen adaptions of Victorian literature\, focussing on Dracula and the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He’s written extensively for the BBC\, the British Film Institute and Hammer Films\, and you can read many of his features at www.hammerfilms.com/blogs/news including pieces on Dracula(1958)\, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla and the history of Hammer Films\, including its movies inspired by the novels of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley. \nAway from the world of Gothic horror he’s written Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality (featuring David Tennant and Adjoa Andoh)\, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins (featuring Jodie Whittaker and Ingrid Oliver) and the stage play\,Samson Fox: The Man Who Captured Sunlight which premiered at the Harrogate Royal Hall in 2022. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/scream-queen-yvette-fielding/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Headliners
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SUMMARY:Gothic Tales: Essie Fox in conversation with Amanda Mason
DESCRIPTION:Essie Fox’s debut novel\, The Somnambulist\, was selected for the Channel 4 Book Club. Her latest novel Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery has been declared ‘A magnificent gothic tale of scandal\, secrets and murder’ by Janice Hallett. \nSet in Venice and drawing on real events from Byron’s life it follows the story of a novel called The Vampyre\, which is published under Byron’s name. Rumours begin as local women are found dead with wounds to their throats. Haunted by whispering campaigns and the scandals of his past\, Byron is forced to play detective and discover who is really behind the heinous crimes. \nAmanda Mason was born and brought up in Whitby. Her debut novel The Wayward Girls is a dark and captivating story of sisterhood and family secrets. Her second\, The Hiding Place\, a chilling ghost story about mothers and daughters was declared the ‘perfect modern ghost story’ and a ‘supernatural tour-de-force’ (Daily Mail). \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic-tales-essie-fox-in-conversation-with-amanda-mason/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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SUMMARY:New Blood: Stoker’s Undying Legacy: Gavin Collinson\, Amanda Mason\, and Leticia Lentini
DESCRIPTION:Bram Stoker’s legacy on the world is immense\, from literature to TV and film. Join author and cultural historian\, Gavin Collinson\, who worked on the BBC’s 1977 version of Dracula\, and more recently has written extensively for the BBC\, BFI\, and Hammer Films on gothic horror. A crime writer\, his latest is his Moriarty series of books. Gavin has also written for BBC’s Doctor Who. \nLocal lass and Whitby author Amanda Mason was born within the sound of the bells of St Mary’s Church\, an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This Gothic background has nourished a fervent imagination and curious mind creating wonderfully dark and mysterious novels set in Whitby. \nThey’re joined by Leticia Lentini\, founder of the Whitby publishers\, The Crow Emporium\, who recently brought new blood to the classic tale with a bespoke illustrated version of Dracula. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/new-blood-stokers-undying-legacy-gavin-collinson-amanda-mason-and-leticia-lentini/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dracula, Dickens & Local Interest,Fiction,Gothic Literature,Interviews & Panel Discussions
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