Lauren Morton is now acting editor of the bimonthly LandLove magazine about traditional ways of life and the British countryside. Details: email: lauren.morton@burdamagazines.co.uk; website: www.landlove.com Harry Potter: A History of Magic, an exhibition at the British Library, open until 28 February, includes rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from the collection, ‘the traditions of folklore and magic which are at the heart of the Harry Potter stories’.
The Surrey & Hants Star Courier has ceased publication. Sophie Collin, Hannah Sullivan, Richard Scott and Zaffar Kunial, all set for 2018 writing debuts, have joined Faber, the publishers. LBC presenter Nick Ferrari was the first radio broadcaster to be named Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards. Novelist and screenwriter Jojo Moyes was named ambassador for London Book & Screen Week when the festival returns 9-15 April. www.londonbookandscreenweek.co.uk ‘I have always felt I was not really at home in the social world, so writing was something I could come back to, a kind of contemplative, creative exercise.’
Poet Laura Potts, 21, twice a Foyle Young Poet of the Year