Last updated: 2/4/2024
I am available to give talks to history societies, family history groups, W.I’s, book groups etc in-person or on Zoom. I can give talks on the background and writing of any of my books: –
The Memory Be Green: An Oral History of a Devon Village
Fever: A Story from a Devon Churchyard
The Turning of the Tide
The Postman Poet
The Song of the Skylark
The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones.
Also the following talks;
My Writing Life
Fevers and Fried Mice: Health and Healthcare in Devon 1850-1900
Reflections: The River Torridge in Poetry and Prose
A Devon Christmas: Festive Readings
Here is a calendar of events for 2024:
March 2024
• Sunday 3rd March. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Friday 22nd March. The Song of the Skylark for Littleham Friday Club
• Saturday 23rd March. Book signing at Appledore Craft Fair
• Wednesday 27th March. The Song of the Skylark for Highampton History Group
April 2024
• Saturday 6th April. Book signing at Bideford Pannier Market
• Sunday 7th April. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Thursday 25th April. The book launch of The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones at The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington, at 2pm. Details here.
May 2024
• Saturday 4th May. Book signing at Northam Mayfair.
• Sunday 5th May. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Monday 6th May, 6.30 p.m. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Parracombe Arts and Literary Festival
• Thursday 16th May, 7.30. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Devon Family History Society on Zoom
• Friday 17th May, 10 a.m. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Bude Literary Festival
• Saturday 18th May, 1.30 p.m. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones at RHS Rosemoor. Details here
• Sunday 26th May. Book signing at Clovelly Seaweed Festival
June 2024
• Sunday 2nd June. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Monday 10th June. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Hatherleigh History Society
• Thursday 13th June. My Writing Life for Torrington Library
July 2024
• Monday 1st July. The Song of the Skylark for Tangent
• Sunday 7th July. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Monday 15th July. A talk for South Molton Sisters W.I.
• Saturday 20th July. Book signing at charity Craft Fair, Clovelly Parish Hall
• Sunday 21st July. Book signing at Clovelly Maritime Festival
• Thursday 25th July. Book signing at Launceston Show
• Saturday 27th July. Book signing at Mid Devon Show.
August 2024
• Sunday 4th August. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Wednesday 7th August. Book signing at North Devon Show.
• Thursday 8th August. Book signing at Okehampton Show
• Thursday 15th August. Book signing at Chagford Show
• Wednesday 21st August. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Buckland Brewer History Group, in person and on Zoom
• Thursday 22nd August. Book signing at Holsworthy Show
• Monday 26th August. Book signing at Lustleigh Show
September 2024
• Sunday 1st September. Book signing at Hartland Farmers’ Market
• Sunday 8th September. Book signing at Clovelly Crab and Lobster Festival
• Tuesday 24th September. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for the Friends of Barnstaple Museum
• Sunday 29th September. Book signing at Tiverton Market Fest
October 2024
• Wednesday 9th October. The Song of the Skylark for Morchard Bishop W.I.
• Monday 14th October. The Song of the Skylark for Crediton History Society
November 2024
• Tuesday 5th November. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for the Woolsery Society
• Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November. Book signing at Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock
• Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November. Book signing at Affinity Christmas Market, Bideford
December 2024
• Friday 6th December. Book signing at Butchers’ Hall, Tavistock for Dickensian Evening, 9am – 9pm.
• Wednesday 11th December. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for South Molton U3A
February 2025
• Tuesday 11th February. The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones for Little Torrington W.I.