Royal Opera and National Theatre bosses knighted
Former artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris and the CEO of the Royal Ballet and Opera, Alex Beard, are among ne…
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Union secures fee rise for playwrights
Playwrights working in the UK independent theatre sector will get a 24% increase in minimum fees over three years as well as new r…
Global majority artists are too often bounded by racial agendas
Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creati…
The future of festivals
The Charleston Festival of arts and ideas is currently underway. Head of programme Melissa Perkins outlines how its ethos of intel…
Initiative aims to tackle ‘class crisis’ in UK writing
A new initiative created to support working class writers has been launched by New Writing North. The Bee consists of a website, l…
Government commits £2m to arts-led World War II commemorations
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is investing £2m in a fund for arts centres, libraries and museums ahead of th…
Work on British Library extension due to start in 2026
A six-year project to add around 100,000 sq ft of space to the British Library is expected to begin next year, it has been confirm…
Legacy grants totalling £18m announced by Foyle Foundation
Funding for legacy projects ‘of long-term benefit, national importance and strategic value’ has been announced by The Foyle Fo…
Scottish literary festival director departs after 20 years
ADRIAN TURPIN will step down as director of Wigtown Book Festival after 20 years of being involved with the annual event. Turpin b…
English Heritage launches poetry initiative
A pilot project to celebrate England’s everyday heritage through poetry has been launched by English Heritage. The initiative, w…
British Library gets Japanese backing for £1.1bn expansion
A ‘groundbreaking’ £1.1bn new development on the British Library’s St Pancras site will go ahead after a Japanese real estate c…
Trump orders ‘elimination’ of US agency funding museums and libraries
US President Donald Trump has signed orders for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to be “eliminated”. The Art Ne…
Campaign group protests Lambeth libraries funding cut
A demonstration has taken place in protest over cuts to library funding in Lambeth. Lambeth Council is planning a £1m cut to its…
ACE-supported project to write poetry at football clubs
Arts Council England (ACE) and the National Literacy Trust (NLT) are collaborating on a new project aiming to boost creative writi…
School Library Association appoints new leader
VICTORIA DILLY has been appointed CEO of the School Library Association (SLA). Dilly has worked in the education sector for almost…
EXCLUSIVE: NPOs merge following ACE talks
Two poetry charities have joined forces following discussions with Arts Council England (ACE) in what is the first merger of two m…
The power of nine: Creating a community of digital practice in library services
What happens to a library’s capacity for creative expression and innovation when knowledge is shared among nine services? asks T…
NPO championing marginalised writers to close
An Arts Council England-funded literary agency set up to increase diversity in the publishing industry is to close at the end of M…
DCMS backs £5m writing centre in Newcastle
A Newcastle-based creative centre for writing and publishing will receive £5m funding from the Department for Culture Media and S…
Royal Society of Literature chair and director depart amid governance review
The director and chair of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) have both resigned. Director MOLLY ROSENBERG announced she will st…
Digital Spaces in Libraries programme launches
A new programme designed to transform the way communities interact with digital creativity will launch this year, it has been anno…
Library destroyed by riots reopens after community response
A Liverpool library and community hub forced to close after being vandalised during the summer has reopened following an outpourin…
Co-creation boosts young people’s library engagement
Almost 90% of young people from marginalised groups felt more welcome in libraries after co-creating projects with them, new resea…
Libraries should capitalise on appeal as community hubs, report recommends
Promoting libraries as social spaces could help overcome access barriers, a new report finds. Carried out on behalf of the Departm…
