Welcome to Murder In Merton! I will be running crime writing events across the South West London borough in conjunction with Merton Libraries and Wimbledon Bookfest, as will as my current partner, the Friends of West Barnes Library. We have three events planned for Crime Reading Month in June 2023.
Saturday 10th June 2-4pm at West Barnes Library – An Authors’ Fair
With Sarah Clarke, Lucy Martin, Biba Pearce, M L Rose, Amer Anwar & Alex Khan. There will be books available to buy and the opportunity to chat with the authors.
2:15pm Author introductions
3:00pm Amer Anwar will talk about his writing career.
Refreshments will be provided for a small cost. And there’ll be a competition to enter. No booking or entry fee – just turn up and stay as long as you like!
Tuesday 20th June – Crime in the Library at Wimbledon Library – 7-8.15pm.
I’ll be interviewing Saima Mir (The Khan), Olivia Kiernan (The End Of Us) and Robert Gold (Eleven Liars) about their latest novels. Entry is free but you must book. To do so click here.
Saturday 24th June – Introduction to Crime Writing at Wimbledon Library 11.30-1.30
I’ll be running a beginner’s workshop along with Biba Pearce. If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at crime writing or maybe you’ve been writing for a while and would like some feedback, then here’s your chance. £20 for the session but there are some limited free tickets for unwaged/low-income customers. To fund out more, click here.
I can now announce the next event for Murder In Merton. I’ll be chatting to Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code, at Wimbledon Bookfest on Sat 21st October at 4pm. Tickets go on general sale on Thur 13th July. Click here to book tickets.
The next Murder In Merton event is at West Barnes Library on Monday 20th November at 7.30pm. I’ll be chatting to psychological authors, AA Chaudhuri and Jacqueline Sutherland. £2 cash entry on the night but please book your place by emailing westbarnes.library@merton.gov.uk and leave your contact details.
It’s a new year and a chance to start writing! Thanks to West Barnes Library and Merton Libraries, I’m setting up West Barnes Library Writing Group, which will meet monthly. Click here to sign up.
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