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Wednesday 25th September, 5:00-6:00pm
Ashley Court, Ashley, Tiverton
EX16 5PD, UK
EVENT LINK HERE
Anna Lunk, Sophie Pierce and I have all published books in the last year, following different
routes to market.
We will talk about our three very different books – two novels and a memoir – and the different ways we managed to get them published.
My novel Night Swimming in the Jordan (Cinnamon Press) is a coming of age story set in 1970s Israel, but which also incorporates life in Devon. Anna’s Amie’s Rest (Buzzard Press) is the story of a young girl navigating life on her own after being in care, while Sophie’s memoir The Green Hill: Letters to a Son (Unbound) is about the sudden death of her son Felix, and the role of the Devon landscape in her journey of grief.
In this fascinating talk, we’ll cover:
The support a writers’ group gives Keeping going amidst all the rejection The different routes to publication and how they work Promotion and social media Why we write and desire to be read
Thursday 8th February ’24, 5:30pm
Book talk at The Ivybridge Bookshop
Friday 15th December ’23, 3-5pm
Sophie Pierce and I will be “holding court” at Gnash Comics, Ashburton. Both of us had books published this year – Sophie’s memoir, The Green Hill: letters to a son about the death of her son Felix from SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy) is an inspiring, life-affirming exploration of grief and the powerful consolation of nature in the face of overwhelming loss.
Both The Green Hill and Night Swimming have strong nature themes with emphasis on swimming in rivers and seas. We look forward to a chat about anything that comes up, from wild swimming to the state of the world. Please come in and see us, all welcome.