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Peta is hoping that her picture book will help raise awareness of the issue of plastics in the ocean
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This lockdown project has uncovered that two of Charles Dickens' characters were based on real Bonchurch residents. See within
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Lynne Truss has exclusively shared her five top books that got her through Lockdown with Medina Books, now they want you to share yours too. There are prizes for best selections
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Many of the sessions are available online and free of charge until Sunday 28th February. Details and links within
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Fans of Isle of Wight children's author, Kieran Larwood, will be tuning in to the Isle of Wight Story Festival from Missouri, USA this week. Organisers would like to know where you'll be tuning in from
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This latest book by Michael Freeman and Lesley Telford is described as ‘recovering life-worlds and discovering livelihoods through photographs’. It includes 180+ black and white pictures spanning 1860 to 1950
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It'll be online and it'll be free. Make sure you let your children and grandchildren know about this year's Isle of Wight Story Festival taking in February half term
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Isle of Wight children (aged 7 to 16) have until the end of the summer hols to let their imaginations take them somewhere special for this writing competition
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£875 was raised for Isle of Wight charity, Sight for Wight, during the Short Story Writing Competition this year. Details within
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Adrian Searle's latest book explores the story of the daughter of an Isle of Wight smuggler, and how she went on to become the mistress of the fabulously wealthy French aristocrat, Louis Henri de Bourbon, destined to be the last Prince of Condé
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This Isle of Wight 'party girl' has just published her very first e-book, and it could be one of the most unique personal development books on the market. Details within
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Congratulations to all who took part, Vectis Radio say the quality of the submissions was outstanding. Details within
