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Shipley-based 509 Arts will present Lost Mills and Ghost Mansions, a series of stories behind Bradford's mass mill closures at the end of the 20th century—a period of massive upheaval in the area. The digital event includes textile art, photos, recorded testimonies of...

The Harrogate Spring Flower Show, at the Great Yorkshire Showground, HG2 8NZ, takes place from 25 to 28 April 2024. Promoting Yorkshire Authors will have a stand where you can browse, chat with local authors, and even buy their books. Discover the magic of springtime...

I'll attend the York Local Writers Book Fair on Saturday, 6 April 2024, from 2 pm - 4.30 at The Friends Meeting House, Friargate York YO1 9RL. The Suitcase of Secrets will be on sale, and I'll be available to chat. I hope you can make this lovely event for independent...

On Saturday 9th March - 7.30pm to 9pm,  I'll be speaking at Kemps Books in Malton, North Yorkshire, together with Paula Lichtarowicz the author of the fabulous Snow Hare. The event is called Poland's Love Stories and I hope you can join us for an evening of...

I'm delighted that Northern Pole is available to borrow from all York local libraries. And the same will apply for Bradford local libraries from October this year.

Wednesday 16 August at Knaresborough Library - 7pm - 8.30pm, A Gossip of Yorkshire Folk will be performed including a section of Northern Pole by a group of Yorkshire writers. It will be fun, sad, serious and playful by turn. The authors will perform The Gossip and...

Along with lots of other authors I will be in The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield on Saturday 22nd July chatting to passers by and selling copies of Northern Pole. The Book Fair is organised by Promoting Yorkshire Authors and all types of books will be available at...