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Isle of Wight writer and actor, Joe Bone, is the proud co-writer of The Vanishing, a feature length film inspired by the true story of the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in 1900.
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Being released in September, the mother of Isle of Wight missing teenager, Damien Nettles, tells the full, perplexing story of her son’s disappearance.
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As well as Hannah George winning Best Online Comedy Award, Isle of Wight screen writer Vicki Lutas also picked up an Award at the Writers' Guilds Awards last night for her teen series Free Rein, and another Islander was also shortlisted for the same award.
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Well done to all the young people who took party in the ‘Great Telling Off’ at the 2018 Isle of Wight Literary Festival, especially the champions as voted for by the audiences.
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You can buy your copy of the latest Papa Owl book written by Michael Lilley and illustrated by Helen Stiles, whilst taking part in a rocket-making activity at the Youth Zone of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival.
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Budding writers have until 9th November to create and enter their short story for the Isle of Wight Society of the Blind winter writing competition.
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The new dates will ensure that Ventnor Fringe Festival does not clash with any other festivals taking place at the same time and will mean that performers going to Edinburgh can preview their shows on the Island beforehand.
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This performance is a dynamic, avant-garde narrative that follows the rise of a new political figure in a seaside town, who capitalises on an accident with a pothole and the local bingo caller. Book now to avoid disappointment.
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Congratulations are in order for a writer from the Isle of Wight who has just picked up an Emmy Award for her children's TV creation.
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Legendary storyteller, Taffy Thomas, will be on the Isle of Wight for National Storytelling week in February performing and running a storytelling workshop.
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OnTheWight's very own long-time columnist, Jonathan Dodd, picked up the top prize in this latest short story competition.
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This delightful memoir tells the story of Isle of Wight resident, John Mills. From the leafy Guildford suburbs of the 1930s to sunny Ventnor in the 2010s, John's passion for travel, culture, music and art shines through.
