Robert Macfarlane thinks it is likely to last, reports David Hewett-Silk.

The future of drama is online and in your hands. So says Controller of BBC Drama Production John Yorke. Samantha E. Wills quizzed him about E20, the online EastEnders spin-off, for which he is an executive producer.

Director of Digital Content at The Guardian, Emily Bell, came to Falmouth to present her very influential take on an exciting, if turbulent, future.

Are literary festivals the new rock and roll, or, as Simon Heffer says, a 'live porn show for the educated classes'? We love them, and are taking a tent to Port Eliot in July to showcase new writing talent from Cornwall and the South West. Want to join us? We're looking for writers to read at our stage and collaborate in creating a wordy space in our tent.

Do printed magazines and professional journalists have a future? Nick Brett thinks so – and as Group Editorial Director of BBC Magazines, he should know.

London Book Fair is the most important date in the UK publishing calendar, when publishers and agents from all over the globe meet to trade ideas, sign up rights and network. Anyone who’s anyone in the writing industries is at this trade event so naturally Profwriting.com made its annual pilgrimage to mix with the movers and shakers.

Should we fear the e-book or welcome it with open downloads? Simon Cornish reflects on the face of publishing to come.