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Sidetracked adventure travel journal is published three times a year. Proposals for contributions are welcomed and there are guidelines on the website. Details: email: submissions@sidetracked.co.uk; website: www.sidetracked.com
André Langlois edits Honiton’s Midweek Herald and welcomes letters up to 250 words. Details: email: midweek.letters@archant.co.uk; website: 7
The classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson has proved such a hit for Netflix in a limited series adaptation that a sequel has been commissioned, despite Jackson’s story having now been used up on screen for a third time. Season two will therefore tell a completely new story while retaining Jackson’s title. Hartlepool Life, a ‘positive news’ weekly launched in 2017, has published its 100th edition.
Ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq has written a children’s book for Bonnier, titled Cookie: The Most Annoying Boy in the World.
‘There’s no such thing as a potential writer. There’s only somebody who is doing the thing. It’s like saying you’re a potential boat builder. No, you’re a boat builder when you’re building a boat.’
Clive Barker