Some very successful authors will be appearing at festivals and events around Britain this coming month. If you’re looking for inspiration and professional tips from some of the masters of their trade, here are some dates you might want to mark on the calendar.
Birmingham Literature Festival
4-14 October
Writing a novel masterclass with Richard Skinner One-to-One Fiction Surgeries with publishers and editors.
Cheltenham Literature Festival
5th-14th October
Creative writing workshops
Frederick Forsyth – Day of the Jackal and too many more to mention – and Frank Gardner – author of best-selling Ultimatum – talking about writing edge-of-the-seat thrillers.
Liverpool Literary Festival
19th-21st October
The mighty Val McDermid talking about writing crime fiction. She has sold 15 million books!
Manchester Literary Festival
5th-21st October
The great Pat Barker talking about her new novel The Silence of the Girls
Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – he has sold
over 40 million books, translated into 46 languages! and many, many others.
Best wishes from the Cillian Editing Services team.