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Dragon Interview: Greenham Common – “It’s Like Nothing That’s Ever Happened Before”
By Esme Campbell Ten miles south of Guildford, on the slopes of Hascombe Hill, there is a standing stone circle. It was built by hand using 19 stones from Dorset,…
A Journalist’s Vivid Account Of His Travels Across The Former Soviet Union
The Guildford Dragon’s Esme Campbell chats with Joe Luc Barnes who was brought up in Guildford and still spends time here. His first book examines the lives of the people…
Feature: The Man Who Claimed To Teach Astral Travelling
An esoteric manual purchased in a Guildford bookshop in 1970; a Tibetan monk with a mission to save the world; and a West Country plumber…the unlikely ingredients of a strange-but-true…
‘A Family Thing’ – The Latest In Our Short Story Offerings
Today we are delighted to publish a short story written by a former Guildford resident, Alexis Krite. During lockdown, Alexis (some of you may know her as Kari) co-wrote a…
‘The Fish’ – A Highly Commended Entry In Our Short Story Competition
Readers may have noticed that the Guildford Dragon’s pages have been opened up to talented short story writers in recent months. We are planning to continue down that road. Today…
The Spooky Hotel That Inspired The Winning Entry In Our Short Story Competition
By David Reading Many years ago, Christine Reeves was staying in a hotel in Painswick, a small town in the Cotswolds, when she noticed strange paintings on the wall. On…
International Poetry Book Award for Local Writer
By Alice Fowler Surrey writer Liz Kendall and her London-based co-author Vilma Bharatan have been awarded third prize in The International Poetry Book Awards 2025. Their book, Meet Us and Eat…
The Guildford Book Festival Is Back
Guildford Book Festival returns this month – and in 2025 the Festival is celebrating its 36th year. Guildford Book Festival 2025 continues until October 23. For further information and to…
Do You Have a Short Story Inside You? If So, Get Writing To Win a Prize
Entries have already started arriving for our short story competition, which we are running in conjunction with Paper Moon, Guildford’s new independent bookstore. A prize worth £100 is up for…
Book Fans Will Be All Over the Paper Moon
By Alice Fowler After a gap of over 20 years, Guildford has a new independent bookshop, Paper Moon. The shop in Jeffries Passage is the creation of young booksellers Hannah…
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