Meeting readers and authors at Tenby Book Fair

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Judith Barrow

This weekend I went to beautiful Tenby in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, for the annual Tenby Book Fair, organised by fellow Honno authors Judith Barrow and Thorne Moore. It was very exciting for me this year, as the Fair came just days after the publication of my latest historical novel for Honno Press, The White Camellia. It was definitely a case of one proud author holding her book and not letting it out of her sight!

I love Tenby, with its wide sweep of coastline and the bright colours of its houses. This is the second time I’ve been, so I’d got my bearings and was able to explore a little more of the winding streets and the sheltered harbour. Tenby is small, bustling and friendly, held inside ancient town walls and overlooking Cardigan Bay, with Caldey Island on one side, and the distant view of the Gower and…

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Rosie’s #Bookreview Team #RBRT BEDSIT THREE by @sallyjenkinsuk #Thriller #SundayBlogShare

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Judith Barrow

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Today’s second team review is from Judith W, she blogs at https://readandreview2016.wordpress.com/

Judith has been reading Bedsit Three by Sally Jenkins

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BEDSIT THREE: A TALE OF MURDER, MYSTERY AND LOVE by SALLY JENKINS

Title: Bedsit Three: A Tale of Murder, Mystery and Love
Published: 2015
Author: Sally Jenkins
Started: Sunday 4^th September 2016
Finished: Wednesday 14^th September 2016

Bedsit Three focuses on the lives of the tenants of Vesey Villa, a collection of bedsits. There is a new tenant in Bedsit Three, Ian, after the old tenants – Ignatius Smith and his girlfriend – suddenly vanish from the town. Ian wants to prove himself as a father to his son, Marcus, and finds solace in his neighbour Sandra, and her daughter Halifax. However, the tenants find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery case when it is revealed that neither Ignatius or his girlfriend have been seen for…

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Posted on September 22, 2016 by Judith Barrow

Tenby Arts Festival 2016: Day One: Saturday 24th

Posted on September 5, 2016

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Here’s our line up :

Authors

Authors and Publishers who will be at the 2016 Tenby Book Fair

Authors of all genres will be present:

Children’s & Young Adult	Angela Fish, Sharon Marie Jones, Colin R Parsons, Lisa Shambrook, David Thorpe, Sharon Tregenza, Wendy White, Eloise Williams
General Fiction	Judith Barrow, Christoph Fischer, Carol Lovekin, Julie McGowan, Thorne Moore, Lisa Shambrook
Romance	Judith Barrow, Juliet Greenwood, Julie McGowan
Historical	Judith Arnopp, Judith Barrow, Christoph Fischer, Juliet Greenwood, Jo Hammond, Alex Martin, Julia McGowan, Thorne Moore, Tony Riches, Graham Watkins
Sagas	Judith Barrow, Alex Martin
Thrillers	Christoph Fischer, Matt Johnson, Alex Martin, John Nicholl, Sally Spedding, Nigel Williams.
Crime	Judith Barrow, Matt Johnson, Alex Martin, Thorne Moore, Sally Spedding, Nigel Williams
Science Fiction & Fantasy	David Thorpe, Colin R Parsons, Wendy Steel, Graham Watkins
Magical & Paranormal	Carol Lovekin, Colin R Parsons
Short Stories	Phil Carradice, Julie McGowan, Kathy Miles, Wendy Steel
Poetry	Phil Carradice, Kathy Miles.
Biographical & memoirs	Sarah Jane Butfield, Jo Hammond
Non-Fiction	Phil Carradice, Jo Hammond, Wendy Steel, David Thorpe, Graham Watkins.

And here are the interviews of everyone involved:

Thorne Moore: http://bit.ly/1P6zDQh Matt Johnson:http://bit.ly/1RUqJFg , Christoph Fischer: http://bit.ly/1svniAr , Sally Spedding: http://bit.ly/1VNRQci, Wendy Steele: http://bit.ly/1PMoF8i ,Kathy MIles: http://bit.ly/1twN3Bg , Graham Watkins: http://bit.ly/2aEgwRv , Carol Lovekin:http://bit.ly/1Y2z6HT, Colin R Parsons:http://bit.ly/1tvBc5G , Lisa Shambrook: http://bit.ly/28NMI5v: ,Alex Martin: http://bit.ly/28VLsQG , Judith Arnopp: http://bit.ly/290cJMl , Sharon Tregenza:http://bit.ly/29frGPq Juliet Greenwood:http://bit.ly/29jylrM , Nigel Williams:http://bit.ly/29racfO , Julie McGowan:http://bit.ly/29CHNa9 , John Nicholl:http://bit.ly/29NtdtX ,Tony Riches: http://bit.ly/29y3a8k: ,Wendy White: http://bit.ly/29TMCpY ,Angela Fish:http://bit.ly/2a5qY2U David Thorpe:http://bit.ly/2a9u G0V , Eloise William:http://bit.ly/2aoZk1k , Phil Carradice : http://bit.ly/2aYINV5 , Jo Haammond:http://bit.ly/2b7nMqf , Sharon Jones: http://bit.ly/2bhZ9sa and Judith barrow: .http://bit.ly/2cTviGV

Together with:

Events

Events to be held at the 2016 Tenby Book Fair, 24th September

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Some talks, readings, Q&A sessions will be held in an adjoining room at the fair. Numbers will be limited, so it is advisable to reserve a place in advance. There is no charge.

CONTACT US NOW TO RESERVE A PLACE.

11:00 Cambria Publishing Co-operative will be giving a talk and taking questions about the services and assistance they offer to independent authors.
11:30 Poet Kathy Miles will be giving a reading of some of her work.
12:00 Firefly Press will be talking about publishing children’s books and what they look for in submissions.
12:30 Prizes for the short story competitions will be presented in the main hall – no booking necessary.
1:30 Colin Parsons, children’s writer, talks about his popular work
2:00 Honno Welsh Women’s Press will be talking about their work, publishing contemporary novelists, anthologies and classics, and discussing what they look for in submissions.
2:30 Matt Johnson, thriller writer and ex-policeman, talks about his work and experiences.
2:55 Main hall (no booking required): raffle prizes.

RESERVE A PLACE AT YOUR CHOSEN TALK NOW.

7 recycling tips for bloggers – make the most of your writing

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Judith Barrow

A very useful post from Sue

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There are still posts on my blog from the very earliest days of its existence, when no-one read a thing I had written, no-one even knew it was there and, to be fair, there really wasn’t anything worth reading. I was taking my first baby steps out into the blogging world and hadn’t a clue about how it worked. The first year, three posts went out… and… wait for the drum roll… five people I didn’t know ‘liked’ them! Five! Whoo-hoo! That was the most fabulous feeling!

The following year, when I started writing of past events, sharing old journals, just as they had been written lots of people started reading! I had several views!

That was it…. I was a blogger.

I started writing in earnest. The stats page became a fascinating and gratifying place to wander… for a little while. ‘Several’ became double, then triple figures every week…

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Welsh Wednesdays: Reminding you all of the Tenby Book Fair on Sat 24th

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Judith Barrow

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As usual our Book Fair is part of the Tenby Arts Festival . We’re at Church House on the first day, Saturday 24th September, between 11am – 3pm and it’s free to come in and chat with all the auth…

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Here’s our line up:

Rebecca Bryn: http://bit.ly/1XYWbtF, Thorne Moore: http://bit.ly/1P6zDQh Matt Johnson:http://bit.ly/1RUqJFg , Christoph Fischer: http://bit.ly/1svniAr , Sally Spedding: http://bit.ly/1VNRQci, Wendy Steele: http://bit.ly/1PMoF8i ,Kathy MIles: http://bit.ly/1twN3Bg , Graham Watkins: http://bit.ly/2aEgwRv , Carol Lovekin:http://bit.ly/1Y2z6HT, Colin R Parsons:http://bit.ly/1tvBc5G , Lisa Shambrook: http://bit.ly/28NMI5v: ,Alex Martin: http://bit.ly/28VLsQG , Judith Arnopp: http://bit.ly/290cJMl , Sharon Tregenza:http://bit.ly/29frGPq Juliet Greenwood:http://bit.ly/29jylrM , Nigel Williams:http://bit.ly/29racfO , Julie McGowan:http://bit.ly/29CHNa9 …

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Wednesday Wing….#New #Twitter gives you more for your 140 characters #wwwblogs #TwitterTip

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Judith Barrow

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Twitter Now Gives You More

Yesterday morning whilst writing my morning tweets I thought Twitter was having a funny blip when it gave me more than my usual 140 characters, but in my early morning (just got out of bed) mode, I didn’t think much of it until later in the day when my thoughts returned to social media.

Last evening I found an article which confirmed my suspicions…..read more here is this article by Ash Read

Main points are; @names in replies, media attachments (like photos, GIFs, videos, and polls) and quoted Tweets will no longer be counted against the valuable 140 characters that make up a tweet. Hooray! Let’s get Tweeting!

Wants more useful tips? Check out these Wednesday Wing Posts…

Checking your WordPress is linked to your Twitter helps others share your posts http://wp.me/p2Eu3u-7L2

Writer’s Craft books by Rayne Hall full of REALLY useful tips http://wp.me/p2Eu3u-7Ma

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Posted on September 18, 2016 by Judith Barrow

c392a-tenby2bheader Tenby Book Fair is approaching 24th September (this next Saturday!) and there are six events you can attend.
All three publishers will be giving talks and taking questions —

Honno, which has been publishing Welsh women, classics and contemporary, for thirty years (Happy birthday Honno!)

Firefly, founded in 2013, and already winning prizes, is the only publisher in Wales devoted to children and young adults

Cambria Publishing Co-operative provides all manner of help – editing, graphic design, printing etc – for indie authors.

There will also be talks by three authors.
Colin R Parsons writes very popular fantasy and science fiction for young people and has given many talks and presentations at schools.

Kathy Miles is a prize-winning poet who will be reading some of her work.

Matt Johnson, ex-soldier and police officer, will be talking about how he came to write his thriller, Wicked Game.

Places are limited, so if you would like to reserve a place at any of these talks, email judithbarrow77@gmail.com

Judith Barrow

Writer & Author

Meeting readers and authors at Tenby Book Fair

Rosie’s #Bookreview Team #RBRT BEDSIT THREE by @sallyjenkinsuk #Thriller #SundayBlogShare

Tenby Arts Festival 2016: Day One: Saturday 24th

As usual our Book Fair is part of the Tenby Arts Festival . We’re at Church House between 11am – 3pm and it’s free to come in and chat with all the authors and publishers.

Here’s our line up :

Authors

Authors and Publishers who will be at the 2016 Tenby Book Fair

And here are the interviews of everyone involved:

Honno/HonnoPress: http://bit.ly/2cfHkvO ,

FireflyPress: http://www.fireflypress.co.uk/

Cambria Publishing Co-operative: Cambria Publishing Co-operative

Showboat tv will be there to video the event http://showboat.tv/

Events

Events to be held at the 2016 Tenby Book Fair, 24th September

CONTACT US NOW TO RESERVE A PLACE.

RESERVE A PLACE AT YOUR CHOSEN TALK NOW.

7 recycling tips for bloggers – make the most of your writing

Welsh Wednesdays: Reminding you all of the Tenby Book Fair on Sat 24th

As usual our Book Fair is part of the Tenby Arts Festival . We’re at Church House on the first day, Saturday 24th September, between 11am – 3pm and it’s free to come in and chat with all the authors and publishers.

Here’s our line up:

Wednesday Wing….#New #Twitter gives you more for your 140 characters #wwwblogs #TwitterTip

Twitter Now Gives You More

As usual our Book Fair is part of the Tenby Arts Festival . We’re at Church House between 11am – 3pm and it’s free to come in and chat with all the authors and publishers.

Here’s our line up :

Authors and Publishers who will be at the 2016 Tenby Book Fair

And here are the interviews of everyone involved:

Honno/HonnoPress: http://bit.ly/2cfHkvO ,

FireflyPress: http://www.fireflypress.co.uk/

Cambria Publishing Co-operative: Cambria Publishing Co-operative

Showboat tv will be there to video the event http://showboat.tv/

Events to be held at the 2016 Tenby Book Fair, 24th September

Results of the writing Competitions

Children’s Competition.

FOR ENTRANTS AGED 7 – 12, AN ESSAY (ONE PAGE) ENTITLED: MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER.

COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS ARE VERY GENEROUSLY BEING DONATED AS PRIZES BY FIREFLY PRESS.

Young Adult Flash Fiction Competition

FOR ENTRANTS AGED 12 – 18, A 100 WORD CREEPY TALE.

Short Story Competition

FOR ENTRANTS 18 AND OVER: A SHORT STORY, “THE BAG LADY.”

As usual our Book Fair is part of the Tenby Arts Festival . We’re at Church House on the first day, Saturday 24th September, between 11am – 3pm and it’s free to come in and chat with all the authors and publishers.

Here’s our line up:

Twitter Now Gives You More