Bristol Women Writers

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Then there were 10: our line-up for next Sunday

Thanks to all the wonderful people who have talked, tweeted or written about us (not to mention all those who sent something in) we are delighted to announce our line-up for Sunday 21st which looks like being as spinetingling (in a slightly different way) as our November event.  Our readers will be (not necessarily in this…

No More Mr Darcy? Jean Burnett and the fascination of historical fiction

Following her success with the Jane Austen spin-off Who Needs Mr Darcy? Jean Burnett is now working on ‘serious’ historical fiction.      1. What am I working on now? I have been putting finishing touches to two completed manuscripts (must stop tinkering) while reading up for the next book. I write historical fiction and the…

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Next to reveal her writing secrets: – Shirley Wright

  After her guest slot on BBC Radio Bristol last Saturday (two days left to catch up here),  Shirley is fast becoming a local celebrity, but she has found time to tell us some of her writing secrets in today’s post.   What are you working on now? Poetry, almost exclusively. I’ve become fascinated with…

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Bristol Tbilisi evening – writing and partying Georgia style

On Friday there’s a chance to celebrate Bristol’s Tbilisi connection and hear from Meg Clothier, journalist and author of The Girl King, a novel about Queen Tamar of Georgia. Meg will  be at Foyles on Friday March 7th (6pm start) discussing her book with our own  Jean Burnett who is a long-time member of the Bristol…