Ali Bacon from Southglos has a new historical novel out soon with a launch on Saturday April 5th at the Bristol Folkhouse from 3- 4.30 pm, when Mike Manson will join her in conversation about The Absent Heart, inspired by the letters of Robert Louis Stevenson (of Treasure Island fame) and imagining the life of the woman who […]
1. OUT NOW! Karlostheunhappy is delighted to be among those chosen to scrape the rawness and bite the concrete in High Rise published by the Broken Spine press (from Broken Spine Arts), a great little outsider imprint. Get your JG Ballad fix in urban verse and grab yourself a copy. 2. WIP His essay/article/interview piece […]
The Ross on Wye Book Fair is on Sunday 17th August at the Larruperz Centre in Ross from 12pm -4pm. Over 32 authors, poets and publishers have already booked. There is a large car park and refreshments are available. Check the Fair's Facebook page here Details and info from barryfaulkner1@btopenworld.com
Submissions for the award-winning Stroud Short Stories are currently open but close on Sunday 30 March at 23.59. The theme is Journeys - journeys of all kinds - and the event is called 'Keep on Movin'' from the classic Soul II Soul song. As always, submissions are free. We take both new and previously published stories. The co-judges are award-winning short story […]
On March 10th at 2pm, Penny Howarth will be the guest author at Cirencester's monthly Writers in the Library. Writing as Penny Ayers, she has been published in journals including Ink, Sweat and Tears and Broken Spine. And she is very well-known for helping to run GWN. Refreshments and open mic.
Debbie Young's 15th novel, Death at the Village Chess Club, will be published by Boldwood Books in ebook, paperback, hardback and audiobook on 3rd March. Available from all the usual online retailers, or you can order it by quoting the title and author name at your favourite local bookshop or library. Set in the Cotswold village […]
Chipping Campden Literature Festival has a wonderful programme of events this spring including a poetry afternoon on 9th May with Fiona Sampson. Audience members may also read one of their own poems. If you'd like a slot email vicky@campdenliteraturefestival.co.uk More information and tickets here
Writer Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska was a resident of Wotton-under-Edge from 1916 to 1922. She passed away in 1925 as a resident of Coney Hill Asylum in Gloucester. She has an amazing story and her writings are being translated by Essex University. More info about her here Sophie's Centenary Celebrations have been organized in partnership with Hundred […]
Cirencester poet, Frank McMahon, is publishing a fourth book of poems in February/ March this year, The Canticles of Spring. Published by Tim Saunders Publications in paperback, hardback and ebook format and available at Waterstones, other bookshops and Amazon. Frank will be reading some of this new work at the Cheltenham Poetry Festival in May […]
Yate Poetry Group takes place on Zoom, every Tuesday 9.30 am. Details yatepoetrygroup@gmail.com or Tony Bradley on 07749 175963.
For beginners and unpublished writers What? We’ll look at a range of topics to boost your writing skills, including: How to turn an idea into a plot Characters and dialogue Beginnings, endings and titles Basic editing - what to cut and what to keep reading and discussing short stories by published writers homework and critique […]
Submissions open for the 29th Stroud Short Stories event on Sunday 16 February and close on Sunday 30 March. The theme is Journeys and the event is called 'Keep on Movin'' from the classic Soul II Soul track. As always, submissions are free and the ten writers who read at the last event (in November) are not allowed to […]
