Recommend a Read!
Why not recommend a read for World Book Night?! This could be a book you've read recently, or an inspirational read from years ago!
All recommendations will go in to a prize draw to win a free book, courtesy of the Reading Agency's World Book Night and the best recommendations will be displayed on the DARC website!
Creative Writing Competition
The DARC has launched a Creative Writing Competition to showcase writing skills across the College and give you the chance to write and enter your own poems, short stories or even songs! Pick up a pen and get creative with words!
‘Without warning, everything changed…’
Entries can either use the above line as a starter sentence or as inspiration in the form of a poem, short story, letter or song. The competition is open for entries to both students and staff until Friday 17th May. This year, there is no word count limit.
Please submit your work here. Alternatively, hand in your work to the DARC/Library desk, along with a completed entry form.
All entrants will receive a free book in celebration of World Book Night and winning entrants will receive a prize!
Good luck!
It's not too late to join Read Six!
Love reading? Why not use World Book Night to begin your Read Six journey?
Read Six is a challenge developed by the DARC to encourage all students and staff to read. The scheme invites you to read six things. When you finish each read, submit your thoughts and give it a score. It’s as easy as that! Once you’ve completed six reads, you’ve finished and you’ll receive a certificate and a prize.
This year you can submit your reading online via the DARC website. Please click to find out more and take a look at some brilliant online reading suggestions as well as find the online submission form to start your reading journey today! Alternatively, please ask a member of staff for a Reading Ahead diary.
Northampton College is celebrated for its success its reading schemes, having won awards for nine years running!
Find your next book!
If you’re looking for some inspiration for your next book to read, take a look at the 2024 booklist. There’s something for everyone on here, including fiction, non-fiction and young adult books. A lot of these books are available to borrow from the Library.
As World Book Night celebrates its 13th anniversary, you can also find recommendations of all the books they have featured on their curated booklists since 2011. Use their book sorter to find your next read across a range of genres.
You're invited to the #ReadingHour!
Everyone is invited to join us at 7pm on 23 April for the #ReadingHour! You can do anything you want related to books: read alone, read with or to someone, or even call a friend to chat about books and share recommendations.
“I loved the feeling that there would be lots of other people reading, at the same time as me. It gave me a sense of community and was comforting in a troubled time.”
