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6th September 2019

Gary Allen’s Glass King features amongst Forward Prize Finalists

Gary Allen's poem "Technically Speaking" from his book The Glass King, published by Stairwell Books, was highly commended by the panel of judges for the 2019 Forward Prizes for Poetry. 
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2nd September 2019

Margaret Clitherow launched at new Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst

John and Wendy Rayne-Davis introduced a wrapt audience to their new biography of Margaret Clitherow at the new Stonyhurst Christian...
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4th August 2019

2020 Femme Vision

In 2020 Stairwell Books is focusing on the work of female and female-identifying authors for the whole year. Authors include Eliza Mood, Yvonne Hendrie, Susie Williamson, Rosemary Palmeira, Izzy Jones, Alice Tomlinson and Becca Miles.
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11th June 2019

Stairwell makes it to the Guardian

Michael Billington mentions Pat Riley's Looking for Githa
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19th February 2019

Northern Lights tops Newcastle Libraries Lending List

The January Non-fiction list of borrowed books list our very own Harry Gallagher and his Northern Lights collection right there...
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25th January 2019

Yorkshire Times’ review of Looking for Githa

On the 22nd of January the Yorkshire Times' Literary correspondent, Steve Whittaker, wrote: "A ‘go-to’ source for theatre directors and...
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23rd January 2019

Pat Riley at the National Theatre

Stairwell author Pat Riley joined by Sowerby scholar-editor J. Ellen Gainor have been invited to talk at the National Theatre in London about...
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18th January 2019

Secure a discount for Rutherford and Son at the Crucible Theatre for the 9th February performance

To help us celebrate Githa’s life and her work, The Crucible is offering all launch attendees £5 off of a theatre ticket for that evening’s performance of RUTHERFORD & SON.
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28th December 2018

5 Star Review for Return of the Mantra

Dan Stubbings placed The Return of the Mantra as number thirteen of his top 20 fantasy reads on his blog...
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27th October 2018

Stairwell Authors nominated to the 2018 York Culture Awards

Pauline Kirk, who with her daughter Jo Summers wrote the successful DI Ambrose series of mysteries, and is the author...
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