Put It In Writing: Virtual Book Festival 1st July -31st August 2019 – Introduction & Programme

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Introduction:

When I first had the idea of a virtual book festival it was in response to my frustration with some real world book festivals which no longer seem to be about books, authors and readers. One festival in particular which I’ve attended in the past, and where I’ve enjoyed events given by lots of different authors had nothing on this year’s programme that appealed to me.

The 2019 list was made up mainly of celebrities, television presenters and politicians, not all of whom had even written a book – and the few actual writers who were included didn’t include any who write genre fiction.

So I found myself thinking about who I would include if I was organising a festival. I reckoned I’d like authors from several genres, I’d like some people from the wonderfully supportive book-blogging community, and perhaps a couple of publishing professionals too.

And that then developed into the idea of using my blog to host a virtual festival.

Although I knew who I’d like to invite, I wasn’t at all sure they’d want to take part. So I was pleasantly surprised and very grateful that so many of those I invited have agreed to take part – and not only agreed but seemed very enthusiastic about it too.

The participants will be doing a variety of interviews and features and there will be novel extracts, a couple of book giveaways (UK only) and lots of insights into how a book comes together.

So here, without further ado, is the programme of events and the dates each virtual event will be posted for you to read, comment on and share.

Programme

July 1^st Helen Forbes – Crime Author

July 3^rd John Hudspith – Book Editor

July 8^th Kate Blackadder – Magazine Serial Writer

July 10^th Jane Dixon Smith – Book and Cover Designer

July 15^th Jane Davis – Literary Fiction Author

July 17^th Joanne Baird – Book Blogger

July 22^nd Trish Nicholson – Non-Fiction Author

July 24^th Linda Hill – Book Blogger

July 29^th Linda Gillard – Literary Romance Author

August 2^nd Alison Morton – Alternative History Author

August 5^th Darlene Foster – Children’s Author

August 7^th JJ Marsh – Crime Author

August 9^th  Anne Stormont – Contemporary Romance Author

August 12^th Anne Williams – Book Blogger

August 18^th Maggie Christensen – Contemporary Romance Author

August 19^th Kate Noble – Book Blogger

August 21^st Anne Stenhouse – Historical Romance Author

August 23^rd Kelly Lacey – Book Blogger & Blog Tour Organiser

August 26^th Heidi Swain – Contemporary Romance Author

August 27^th Kathryn Freeman – Contemporary Romance Author

August 28^th Kate Field – Contemporary Romance Author

August 29^th Sue McDonagh – Contemporary Romance Author

August 30^th Claire Baldry – Contemporary Romance Author

August 31^st End of Festival Look Back & Celebration