

NEWS ARCHIVE
2/4/22 Gave a talk at Hartland Book Festival, N.Devon
1/4/22 Took part in Thriving Ivybridge event
26/3/22 Gave a talk at at Blandford Forum Literary Festival
23/3/22 Meeting of the South Hams Authors Network at the Imperial Inn, Ivybridge with guest speakers Lester Jones & Judith Thomson from Chat & Spin
17/3/22 Talk at Totnes WI via Zoom, due to Covid!
10/3/22 Attended the Riviera Literature Festival, Paignton
4/3/22 Read from A Ha'penny Will Do at Totnes Library 2pm
2/3/22 Online meeting of the South Hams Authors Network
wb 21/2/22 Featured author on Devon Book Club online
18/2/22 Interviewed on BBC Radio Devon breakfast show
17/2/22 Book launch and signing at Ivybridge Bookshop 5.30pm. A brilliant evening!
16/2/22 Guest post on the Coffee Pot Book club
11/2/22 Reading from A Ha'penny Will Do at Ivybridge Library
7/2/22 I am featured author on the Author Takeover Day on the Historical Fiction Club
1/2/22 Great Interview on Chat and Spin radio
31/1/22 Publication of the third instalment in my series about the Huntingford family history - A Ha'penny Will Do. This is my second full length novel.
14/12/21 Reading extracts from the second in my series about the Huntingford family history - Someone Else - at Salcombe Library
11/12/21 My books on sale at Christmas Fayre book stall, Ivybridge
26/11/21 Reading extracts from my debut novel - The Glass Bulldog - at Kingsbridge Library
23/11/21 Interview on Chat and Spin radio
12/11/21 Read extracts from The Glass Bulldog at Ivybridge Library
5 & 6/11/21 Attended Exeter Literary Festival and won the flash fiction competition with my short story 'The Other People'
7/10/21 Attended the Guildford Book Festival
23/9/21 Visited the Appledore Book Festival
17/9/21 Visited Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
08/09/21 First meeting of the South Hams Authors Network at the Imperial Inn, Ivybridge. This went brilliantly, 15 authors attended and everyone said they got a lot from it.
2/9/21 The South Hams Authors Network is covered by the Ivybridge and South Brent Gazette, and I am featured on the front page!
14/8/21 Featured on the Devon Book Club site.
12/8/21 Attended the 'Meet the Authors' evening at Ivybridge Bookshop. I read an extract from Chapter 5 of The Glass Bulldog.
5/7/21 Great interview today on BBC Radio Devon with Pippa Quelch talking about The Glass Bulldog.
22/2/21 Exciting news for my home town - we have a new bookshop opening! Wishing good luck and prosperity to Ivybridge Bookshop when it opens in March.
20/2/21 Just finished the proof reading of 'A Ha'penny Will Do', due out soon. It's shaping up really well and I'm looking forward to its release.
21/4/20 Another great review for 'The Glass Bulldog', see Amazon.com:
22/3/20 'Someone Else' now published on Kindle in e.book and extended paperback.
19/3/20 Have now signed a publishing contract with Austin Macauley for 'A Ha'penny Will Do'. Out in 2021. Hooray!
28/2/20 My short novella 'Someone Else' is now finished and ready for publishing on Kindle, hopefully by the end of March this year.
26/1/20 Just submitted my second novel 'A Ha'penny Will Do' to the publishers. Fingers crossed!
06/01/20 Another good review for 'The Glass Bulldog', this time from Review Tales.
24/11/19 Attended Blandford Forum Literary Festival this week and gave a talk on 'The Glass Bulldog'. Met several interesting authors at the event: Simon Henry, Jane Wade Scarlet and Janet Hancock.
28/10/19 Had a great interview with Simon Davey on The Voice, North Devon Radio FM talking about 'The Glass Bulldog'. Thanks Simon!
23/9/19 So exciting! 'The Glass Bulldog' has been nominated for the Walter Scott prize for Historical Fiction.
21/9/19 Attended Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival today, gave out some leaflets and had a great time visiting.
31/8/19 Three months since the publication of 'The Glass Bulldog' and today I have been invited to take part in Blandford Literary Festival!
'The Glass Bulldog' is now a featured book, with author interview, on Awesome Gang Books.
28/8/19 Attended a wonderful Victorian Variety evening at The Watermark in Ivybridge, gave out lots of leaflets to some kind and lovely people. Check out Ivybridge Community Arts.
23/8/19 Author interview now live on Qwerty Thoughts
23/8/19 Another radio interview on Chat and Spin radio.
17/8/19 First radio Interview on Chat and Spin Radio.
23/7/19 Western Morning News features 'The Glass Bulldog' on their website.
20/7/19 Featured on 'In Your Area' website.
11/7/19 Updated short story 'The Other People' available
5/7/19 Recent publicity: Alphington Life, Exeter Daily Online.
30/6/19 Received 5 star reviews on Amazon and GoodReads.
31/5/19 'The Glass Bulldog' is now published and it looks great!
16/4/19 The release date is now set for 31st May. Hooray!
9/4/19 Some great cover artwork now completed, looking forward to getting the release date soon.
7/2/19 Just received the final files and artwork - not long now!
4/12/18 Only two months until 'The Glass Bulldog' is published!
FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN 2022
7/4/22 Article in South Hams Gazette
18 - 22/4/22 Blog tour with the Coffee Pot Book Club
w/b 25/4/22 Publishers Weekly select feature
20/4/22 Meeting of the South Hams Authors Network at the Imperial Inn, Ivybridge
21/5/22 Reading and discussing 'A Ha'penny Will Do' at the Clay Factory, Ivybridge
20/6/22 Talk at Erme & Yealmpton WI
4/7/22 Giving a talk at Penzance Literary Festival Fringe event
