The month-long festival is featuring about 250 writers and artists at venues across the county.

People will be invited to share and hear poems about mental health, wellbeing, hope and recovery.

It is hoped the project will celebrate the poet's life and attract more visitors to Millom.

Several authors withdrew from the Polari Prize longlist following comments made by writer John Boyne.

Published years before WW2, Sally Carson's prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small German town – and remains relevant today.

A life-size model of a horse is being painted with images of Anna Sewell as part of an art trail.

In her memoir, Sturgeon complains about the Harry Potter author posting a selfie in a T-shirt branding her a "destroyer of women's rights".

Organisers say this year's line-up showcases home-grown authors from different generations.