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Blag magazine will have a six page feature on Merlin actress Katie McGrath in their next edition. There is more information here. A 3rd series of Merlin is currently being filmed by the BBC and the production company Shine Television and should air in September 2010. Merlin fans in Italy are hoping to have a convention in Rome. They are looking for support for the event and you can sign their petition here - http://www.petitiononline.com/mercon/petition.html or join their facebook group - Secrets & Magic. For more info visit our Merlin page and the Merlin forum.

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arthurianstudies - A serious Academic List for the in-depth discussion of: Medieval Arthurian/Welsh Literature, Medieval History, Dark Age Arthurian History and related Archaeology.

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arthurianmythandlegends/ - A group for writers and enthusiasts to discuss different ideas about the legends.

• Boorman's Excalibur to be remade? US Director Bryan Singer is set to bring the Arthurian legends back to the big screen. More here.

• www.helenholick.blogspot.xom - The blog of Pendragon's Banner author Helen Hollick.

• 'The Genesis of Freemasonry' is a book by Dr. David Harrison that looks at the more magical origins of Freemasonry, and discusses the Arthurian legend and the symbolism embedded in the 'cycle' - some of which filtered into Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism. More info here.

• London based author Alan Fenton, (published by Dovecote Press) is releasing two books, 'The Call of Destiny' and 'The Hour Of Camelot' which will be available in bookshops from the 3rd of June. They transport Arthurian legend to a dystopian 21st century world. You can find out more at Alan Fenton's official site.

• 'The Yonic Symbol, the grail and a Templar Secret' is a paper by Brian Collier which looks at finding the Yonic symbol for the Goddess by analysing the grail quests. More here.

• The Royal Shakespeare Company are producing a new adaptation of Morte D'Arthur by Mike Poulton. It will be directed by Gregory Doran and will run at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 11th June to 28th August 2010. More here.

• You can now read Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur in its entirety here.

• 'The Stone Crown' is a new Arthurian novel by author Malcolm Walker. It is available to buy in Australia and is set for release in the UK in November 2009. For more information on the book and an insight into the author you can read Alan Campbell's interview with Malcolm.

• Back in the Spring of 2008 'Frida' Producer Mark Gill's production company won a bidding war for 'Galahad' which is described as a gritty revisionist Arthurian film. The film is still in the development stage, but an early version of the script can be downloaded here.

• John Boorman's 'Excalibur' to be remade?

• Check out the most influential Arthurian writers.

• 'Cupid's Arrow' is a new novel by author Isabelle Merlin. It is a romantic thriller for young people set in the present day in Avallon, Burgundy which has Arthurian themes and other connections. For more visit Isabelle's site - http://isabelle.merlin.googlepages.com/home

• Paramount Studios are currently developing a film adaptation of T.A. Barron's international best seller The Lost Years Of Merlin.

• The Pendragon Novel Project and info for writing Arthurian Literature.

• Join the Arthurian Facebook Group

Dr. David Harrison
A book that looks at the more magical origins of Freemasonry

Alan Fenton
Find out about the first two books of Fenton's Return of Arthur cycle

Malcolm Walker
Find out about the new  Arthurian novel

TH White
Find out about the famous Arthurian fantasy