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Students and staff at Suffolk New College took part in quizzes, bookshop tours, and creative writing sessions yesterday as the English department staged its most ambitious World Book Day celebration to date.
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Words & Verses, the open mic night that has been bringing Ipswich's poets, storytellers and performers together since 2012, relaunches at the New Wolsey Theatre on Monday, 9 March.
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Most children grow up knowing what a doctor or nurse does, but what about the professionals who zap tumours, analyse X-rays, or keep feet healthy? One Ipswich radiographer is on a mission to change that, one picture book at a time.
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In his most vulnerable show yet, award-winning poet Luke Wright explores what it means to piece together a sense of self from incomplete stories when Later Life Letter comes to the New Wolsey Theatre on Thursday, 26 February 2026.
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Francesca Armour-Chélu, a novelist and children's author, has been appointed as the new Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the University of Suffolk, offering free one-to-one support to students looking to improve their writing skills.
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Suffolk Community Libraries is launching a two-month amnesty on library fines to encourage more people to borrow books as part of the National Year of Reading 2026 campaign.
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A Suffolk primary school teacher has written a book offering hope to military veterans and their families struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with backing from ex-England captain Terry Butcher, who lost his son to a condition linked to the disorder.
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For over 40 years, Keith Wade was "in the right place at the right time" to excavate Ipswich's archaeological treasures, from 7th-century cemeteries to Viking defences, preserving the town's remarkable Anglo-Saxon heritage in a stunning new publication.
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An evening of poetry described as "funny, fearless and joyful" will come to the New Wolsey Theatre on Saturday, 1 November at 19:30, featuring award-winning novelist and broadcaster Salena Godden alongside local Ipswich poets.
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Students on the MA Creative and Critical Writing course at the University of Suffolk have released their fifth anthology of original short stories, with each tale connected to a specific location in the county and exploring the theme of work.
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When four book-loving business owners decided Ipswich deserved its own book festival, they didn't hold back, creating a three-day celebration with 43 events across 14 venues that launches this Friday.
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University of Suffolk lecturers are championing local authors and creative writing talent as Ipswich launches its first dedicated book festival, bringing together established writers and emerging voices from across the region.
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