Struggling Authors

FINISHING touches have been made to the line-up for the city's second Literature Festival.

Figures from the literary world including Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With A Pearl Earring, and the acclaimed poet Carol Ann Duffy, are among the highlights at the annual showcase. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Irene Waudby, was among the first to receive a programme for the 2008 cultural event at York Central Library.

The festival will take place between March 1 and 15. Other attractions include a talk by Gervase Phinn, a literary walk around York, and a host of workshops, readings and competitions.