April
…is a great month for European literature, with both the London Book Fair (April 11-13th) and the Geneva Book Fair (April 29th to May 3rd) happening within less than three weeks of each other. Visiting a… READ MORE
Spring is in the air…
Cliched but true – it is nearly here. It has started well for me with one of my short stories longlisted for the Fish Prize. Hurray! It probably will not get much further than that as… READ MORE
So how did we get to February?
I am totally baffled, as it seems that just last week we were all sick with the-end-of-the-year fever. But February is a nice month, full of promise of spring and hope for a good year in… READ MORE
Happy New Year!
2011 is here, and after a short trip to Israel and Palestine I am ready for it, My new year started with a generous award from the Society of Authors in the UK – the John… READ MORE
So we’ve been through the autumn months, and the novel writing month, and now it seems that we’ll be having a snow-filled month. Lovely. Why not put another log in the fire, stock up on hot… READ MORE
It is NaNoWriMo month!
What’s that? During the month of November, thousands of writers around the world struggle together to complete a first draft of a novel in thirty days. It is called National Novel Writing Month, or in short… READ MORE
Swanwick Writers’ Summer School
Every August there is something magical happening in deepest, darkest Derbyshire. It is called the Swanwick Writers’ Summer School, or, for those in the know – simply Swanwick. Just got back from a wonderful week full… READ MORE
It’s already May!
How can we be in May already? It seems as if only yesterday the snow has melted and the winter jackets took up all the space in the closet. It is definitely time to put them… READ MORE
March 2010
The month of the spring equinox is bringing many good things: the promise of warmth and sunshine, longer days and more energy, now that the winter gloom is slowly fading away. It is a good time… READ MORE
February 2010
Is there much use in going to writing conferences? This is a question that every novice writer has asked themselves at some point. If you want to write, you just sit and do it, right? Wrong. In my… READ MORE