Author Archives: Bethan

Sraffie Staff Member Publishes Short Stories

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Bethan

Peter, (aka Ceres Wunderkind), a long-time BridgeToTheStars staff member and prolific His Dark Materials fanfiction writer, has written a Kindle e-book, a collection of short stories called The Boy and other tales of the supernatural. “In turn funny and serious, … Continue reading →

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Oxford Literary Festival

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman is set to be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival event alongside HRH the Princess Royal, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen and Eoin Colfer. The festival will run from Saturday the 2nd … Continue reading →

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Pullman’s Fairy Tales

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman has revealed to BridgeToTheStars his new project: a retelling of some of the tales of the Brothers Grimm. “This isnâ€™t a book for children only,” he shared with us. “Iâ€™m telling the best of the tales in my … Continue reading →

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John Blake film script being written

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Bethan

Philip Pullman is hard at work adapting his comic The Adventures of John Blake into a film script. The comic, illustrated by John Aggs, was only half-published when the comic anthology it appeared in, the David Fickling Comic (The DFC), … Continue reading →

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World Book Night Update

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Bethan

Tonight is World Book Night, and last night’s even in Trafalgar Square was a rousing success. Philip Pullman was one of many authors, actors and musicians who attended the event. He read out a passage from Northern Lights/The Golden Compass, … Continue reading →

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