by 5xtcx | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Saturday 25 April | 12.30 – 2.00pm Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Smith St, Rochdale OL16 1XU Ever wondered whether you could write your own fiction? Join me at Rochdale Central Library for a short fiction workshop. Short fiction can be the most...
by 5xtcx | Apr 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Friday 26 June | 7.30pm Spitalfields Music Festival | Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT Music and poetry to contemplate peace in our modern world. Five poets come together bringing their own perspectives to contemplate: What does peace look like?...
by 5xtcx | Nov 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
by 5xtcx | Nov 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last month I was lucky enough to visit Bookbanks Manchester for its first ever author talk! I gave a short reading from Still Lives. Renard Press kindly provided 25 copies which were eagerly swept up by the guests, who stayed after the reading to ask questions, chat...
by 5xtcx | Nov 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Friday 21 November What a joyful celebration of Renard! Five years of publishing 165 books, covering fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and anthologies. It was a full house (or church) and great to meet so many fellow authors from the Renard family and beyond and hear them...
by 5xtcx | Nov 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Friday 14 November The night when poetry triumphed over the elements. Storm Claudia with its torrential rain and cancelled trains couldn’t dampen our spirits or keep us away. It was such a treat to share my poetry with the wonderful audience at Reading Poets Cafe...