Authors Colm Field Explores Horror in The Blood Texts

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Dip into horror with The Blood Texts

Uncle Zeedie is weird, but at least he's rich and his house is amazing. That's what George and Lacey tell themselves when they arrive at his isolat...
Poetry speaking competition Poetry by Heart 2026 opens for entries

Poetry By Heart, a national poetry speaking competition, opens today, National Poetry Day, 2 October 2025, with a call to all schools in England to...

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