Not long to go until my stop on the Scottish blog hop this Sunday, but after that I’m out and about closer to home, first of all to the not-so-sleepy Cotswold Village of Hawkesbury Upton now well and truly on the literary map since the inaugural literature festival last spring.To celebrate that event and give a … Continue reading H is for Hawkesbury – a new anthology
Having detached myself from the writing process and even the writing world for a month or two, I had no hesitation in dipping my toe back in the waters by helping at Hawkesbury Upton Litfest, organised by the Indefatigable (that’s a Homeric epithet by the way) Debbie Young in the Fox Inn. And I wasn’t in the least … Continue reading Local Litfest: it can be done!
You may have guessed that what with the start of my MA course and my monthly blog for Authors Electric, I’m less likely to be mulling things over here, but this is a reminder of some upcoming events and one great piece of news. At the risk of repeating myself, this Saturday is ‘Books Are My Bag’ day, so do … Continue reading It’s all happening – another events round-up!
Phew! Quite a lot of action was packed in to National Libraries Week so here’s a run down. On Tuesday I’d offered to help with a celebration taking place at my small but beautiful local library in Emersons Green. My official job was to lead a pop-up book club discussing Susan Hill’s novel of 2008 The Beacon – … Continue reading Yes, that was me on the BBC
Very soon I’m off to Suffolk and a Literary Lunch for which 40 tickets have been sold (yes, sold!!) I’m trying not to panic at the size of the audience, but with the ladies of the WI in charge I have no doubt that the lunch will be great. (Just wondering if I can ask for a … Continue reading Events – and a bargain!
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