#AmazingAccrington Winter Writing Trail:

✍🏻 Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson CBE

Jeanette Winterson CBE is a multi-award winning author who was brought up in Accrington. Her first book, a semi-autobiographical novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, won the Whitbread Prize for Literature, and the subsequent TV adaptation, some of which was filmed in Accrington, a BAFTA. She has kindly allowed for us to include her words in the Winter Writing Trail.

🗣️ Julie Hesmondhalgh:

Julie grew up in Church, Accrington and went to Hyndburn Park, Moorhead High School and Accrington and Rossendale College. She is an actor and writer. Her latest book, An Actor’s Alphabet is published by Nick Hern Books. She is the proud patron of Maundy Relief.

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