A festival dedicated to equipping new or rising writers with the right panels, discussions, and workshops from well versed industry experts. All right in the center of beautiful Guildford, Surrey.
As we build up momentum for the next Surrey New Writers Festival in the coming year, I thought it would be nice to recount some of my favourite texts that I’ve read over my time working with the festival—especially if you happen to be doing some Christmas shopping for a bookworm (or for yourself… I … More Christmas All-Stars: A Festival-Themed Gift List
Alex Reeve Interview conducted by Albie Fasseau Alex Reeve’s Leo Stanhope series consists of three crime novels based in 1880s Victorian England, with a fourth one in the process. With the series still going strong, I wanted to question Alex upon how he truly writes a series, especially one dealing with so many serious issues … More Interview with Alex Reeve
Gillian Best Taster Session- ‘Teaching your Characters to Talk’ Interview conducted by Albie Fasseau Award winning Author Gillian Best’s debut novel, The Last Wave expertly deals with themes of freedom in the form of Swimming. For this interview, I wanted to delve into the origins of Best’s story, and how her experience as a writer, … More Interview with Gillian Best
A. M. Dassu Children’s Literature panel Interview conducted by Drushti Sawant A. M. Dassu, who is a writer of both nonfiction and fiction will be a part of the Children’s Literature panel at Surrey New Writer’s festival. In the interview she not only spoke about her internationally acclaimed novel Boy, Everywhere, but also shared a few … More Children’s Literature Interview with A. M. Dassu
Ally Sherrick Children’s Literature Panel Interview conducted by Drushti Sawant Award-winning author Ally Sherrick will be a part of the Children’s Literature panel at Surrey New Writer’s festival. In her interview, Ally spoke about her ‘story spark’ and what led her to build the character of her protagonist. She also mentioned how her liking for … More Children’s Literature Interview with Ally Sherrick
Ben Dixon Children’s Literature Panel Interview conducted by Drushti Sawant Ben Dixon, the author of The Heroic Truths of Neil Peel will be a part of the Children’s Literature panel at Surrey New Writer’s festival. In his interview, he mentioned how his role of a teacher as well as a father helped him bring the … More Children’s Literature Interview with Ben Dixon
Martha Cook & Dr Liz Bahs Creative Collaborations Martha Cook is a ceramic artist who is known for her ability to integrate texture, form, and function. Liz Bahs is a writer and lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Surrey. Interview conducted by Hilary Macey-Dare. I sat down to talk to Martha Cook and Dr Liz … More Creative Collaborations Interview with Liz Bahs & Martha Cook
Robert Kiely Poet Interview conducted by Sharron Green. Taster Session: Poetic Compaction (Getting Started with Short Poetry) Robert Kiely is the author of simmering of a declarative void (2020) and Incomparable Poetry, an essay on the financial crisis of 2007-8 and Irish literature (2020). Robert is currently Poet in Residence at the University of Surrey where he runs poetry workshops … More Poetry Interview with Robert Kiely
Diana Evans Headliner Author of 26a, The Wonder & Ordinary People Interview conducted by Tenikah Beveney. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a Spread the Word writing workshop at which Diana was co-hosting the session with Michael Donkor. I felt incredibly lucky to be able to hear Diana read the … More Headliner Interview with Diana Evans
Roz Morris Ghostwriting Author Talk Author Interview conducted by Emily Wootton. Roz Morris is one of the guest speakers for the Surrey New Writers Festival, and will be giving an author talk on ghostwriting. In this interview, Roz talks about ghostwriting and many things, including writer’s block, research, and a horse named Val… Q: Your … More Interview with Roz Morris
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