literature

Bradford Creative and Performing Arts has announced that Nanci K. Garris will be the recipient of the 2022 Jackie Award, the Marilyn Horne Award for E...

LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH . Yes. February, although it is almost at an end, is National Library Lovers Month. Feb. is dedicated to the people who love the ...

As I write, the recently inaugurated Republican governor of Virginia is engaged in a Twitter war with a mouthy high school kid. And losing. It’s like ...

The noble moral crusaders of Tennessee’s McMinn County School Board have voted unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic n...

Bradford Little Theatre (BLT) is seeking children, teens and adults to audition for “Beanstalk! The Play!” directed by Kristin Asinger and written by ...

Author David Poyer is a “master” of the naval fiction genre (Quarterdeck) who created the Future War series 10 years ago after seeing China’s rise acc...

Writing is a job all year long, but for some the inspiration of a community of writers providing support to one another as each attempts to finish a n...

SCARY: USDish is holding Chapter 2 of the scariest dream job ever — “or should we say Scream Job?” “In honor of the spookiest time of year, our team a...

BOOK LIST: We have been sharing a recommended reading list for college-bound students, provided to an Era reader as they entered 10th grade “some time...

BOOK LIST CONTINUED: An Era reader shared a list of books to read for college-bound students that they received when entering the 10th grade. We have ...

RECOMMENDED READING: An Era reader shared a recommended book list for college-bound students that they received as they entered the 10th grade. This w...

PENCILS 2: This is a continuation of a previous column highlighting facts about pencils, in honor of schools being back in session. These facts are fr...

PENCILS: In honor of the students returning to their desks for the 2021-22 school year, we have found a list of facts, courtesy of https://everyfactev...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s writing program has been named a top bachelor’s degree program by Study.com . The website, ...

FINALISTS: We continue sharing the finalists for the 10th annual Chautauqua Prize with a previous winner’s work that is in contention for this year’s ...

CHAUTAUQUA FINALISTS: Chautauqua Institution announced eight exceptional books as the 2021 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize, now in its 10th year. T...

The Bradford Little Theatre will be returning in 2021 with their Summer Children’s Theater Camp, which will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., July 12...

Duke Center author William P. Robertson thought he’d have to scrounge to fill his follow-up to “Ghosts Revisited.” Turns out, there are more ghosts in...

LOCAL POET: One of The Era’s subscribers and a Coudersport resident, Randy Lane, has published his own book of poetry. As we make this announcement du...

ARTISTS: No doubt many of our readers have at least one Zippo lighter at home. Do you have a favorite one? Does it have a picture on it? If so, an art...