Partner Event: Women X

October 3, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ Leave a comment

Today’s post is a little different but I am very excited about it! We here at The Little Contemporary Corner have partnered with Women X – created by Rianne Pictures with the aim of uplifting women and non-binary filmmakers. I work at Rianne Pictures, which is a volunteer and women led production company – I’ve been there for over three years now, I absolutely love it and I’m super glad my two worlds of films and books have collided! Read on to find out what the event is, when it is and how you can get tickets…

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NYALitFest 2019 Wrap-Update

March 22, 2019April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 1 Comment

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Last weekend was the long awaited NYALitFest in Preston! Last year was such a wonderful event, and to top off all the incredible authors and all the fun that was had, the event is completely free! I had even more fun if possible than last year, with more of my friends and a much bigger event.

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The Northern YA Literary Festival – TBR

January 22, 2019April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 3 Comments

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The Northern YA Literary Festival is right around the corner! Okay it’s a couple of months away, but i’m pretty excited about it. The event is in it’s second year and is run by Preston University. It’s a free entry event which brings together a whole host of authors from different genres, with talks, signings and much more!

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Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera Book Event

November 7, 2018April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 2 Comments

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I am still finding it hard to process that i’ve actually met Becky and Adam. It felt like i’d been waiting years for this event, and honestly i was stunned that it happened at all. They’re such huge names in YA and even the world now after the success of Love, Simon and it was wonderful to hear them talk in Manchester.

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Northern YA Literary Festival

March 26, 2018April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 3 Comments

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On Saturday the 24th of March i attended the NYALitFest in association with UCLan and Waterstones – i attended this Sophie-less because obviously she’s ill at the most inappropriate of times. The event is in it’s first year this year and was created in order to celebrate the launch of their BA in publishing at the university.

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Waterstones YA Bloggers Event

February 3, 2018April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 1 Comment

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My local Watersones have been hosting a YA Book Bloggers Event for a little while now. It has been hosted by the runners of the YA section of the store and we have met up three times now in total. Each time is a blast and a great way to meet and interact with local bloggers.

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An Evening With Lauren James

November 20, 2017April 28, 2020 ~ The Little Contemporary Corner ~ 1 Comment

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The hype for this event seemed to be massive on Twitter, and surely a lot of that came off the back of the success of The Loneliest Girl In The Universe, Lauren’s third YA novel. It was the most talked about book at YALC this year and had a huge release back in September during the height of the space themed novels that hit our shelves.

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