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Win all 6 Orange Prize For Fiction 2011 shortlisted books – now closed

To be in with a chance to win all 6 Books on The Orange Prize For Fiction 2011 short list send in a review of any one of them to editor@beatmagazine.co.uk by May 18th

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Sally Cotter: an interview with the artist

Ideally, when all mundane tasks are out of the way, I can switch on Radio 4, make a cup of Red Bush tea and focus on the creative process.

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The Wall Art of Vintage Ceiling Tiles – Interview with Vanessa Wild

My passion for cartoon character design led to the co-creation of an animation concept called “William’s Wish Wellingtons”, BBC Television bought the rights to it back in 1994.

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A Second Bite At The Apple – The Beatles

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Can you imagine a world where ‘Yesterday’ does not exist?

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The 14/4 Literary Dinner – Photo Story of the event

“Simply put – it was great fun. Nicely organised and lovely food.”

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Things People Wish Hadn’t Been Overheard – competition time

TWO TICKETS, WORTH £10 each for a rare chance to see renowned recluse Scanner (British artist Robin Rimbaud) giving a one-off live performance of his controversial multi-layered ambient and techno sound pieces with projection.

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Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition Rules and Guidelines

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Every poet is invited to submit one entry, it can use any poetic form, but must be previously unpublished, the poet’s own work and less than 40 lines.
The judges are looking for distinct poetic voices that display originality, craftsmanship and memorability

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Caption Competition Time!

TWO TICKETS, WORTH £10 each, for a fabulous night of comedy with Perrier Award Winner
LAURA SOLON – just think of a caption for the photo ..

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So you want to contribute?

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In response to what is most often referred to as “popular demand” we are going public with our contributors guidelines, in the hopes of both explaining and enticing.

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Great GazetteBye

Yet another shock horror report about young people leaving school unable to read. But literacy is not a total blessing. The compulsive reader reads everything! Adverts, bus stops, everything! Words assault you. You are reading this! It was brought home to me during the night. Answering the call of nature, I started involuntarily reading the [...]

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