News & Events
I was delighted to be part of the 'How to get published' panel, at the 2025 Guildford Book Festival,
with Sarah Hegarty, Louise Morrish, Joanna Foat & Ally Sherrick.
I love meeting readers and talking about writing. If you'd like me to talk at your event, festival or book club, please get in touch.
"Such a warm, generous and supportive atmosphere" - writing workshop attendee
"Alice Fowler was excellent and inspiring" - Bournemouth Writing Festival
Events:
October 23rd 2025: 'How to Get Published' author panel at the Guildford Book Festival
October 2025: I was pleased to be a judge of the Guildford Dragon NEWS's Short Story Competition, in association with Paper Moon Bookshop. Read Christine Reeves' winning entry here
September 18th 2025: Nature writing workshop for the Guildford Book Festival, at the National Trust's Hatchlands Park.
September 2025: Judge of the Summer Reading Challenge children's writing competition at Surrey Libraries
August 21st 2025: 'What's Your Garden Story?' writing workshop at Woking Library.
August 3rd 2025: 'Take the leap: starting with short stories'. A workshop for Write Your Way, a new Creative Writing School linked to Goldfinch Books in Hampshire.
July 2 2025: Short Stories & More: Author talk at Camberley Library, Surrey.
July 5th 2025: Performer in the Literary Tent at Guilfest, curated by The Fiery Bird.
June 11th 2025: Great Big Green Writing Workshop at Zero Carbon Guildford.
March 16th 2025: Adjudicator of the Creative Writing section at the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival
March 20th 2025: Author talk at Cranleigh Library - 'Short stories & more with Alice Fowler'.
December 7th 2024: Festive Writers' Showcase at Zero Carbon Guildford.
November 14th 2024: Fly On The Wall online workshop, 'Think like a journalist to market your work'.
November 9th 2024: Reigate Library Christmas Fayre.
October 17th 2024: Short Story Showcase Part of the Guildford Book Festival, with Alice Fowler, Ruth Brandt, Sarah Hegarty, Julie Evans and David Reading.
September 25th 2024: Fly On The Wall panelist: 'Market your short stories in the digital age'.
September 20th 2024: Guest speaker at the Society of Women Writers & Journalists' AGM at the Victory Services Club in London.
September 19th 2024: I was delighted to interview Kate Bradbury for the Guildford Book Festival.
August-Sept 2024: Judge of Guildford and Horsley Libraries' summer short story competition.
July 19th 2024: 'In conversation' event at the Guildford Institute, with Programme Manager Chelsea Eves.
July: I was delighted to judge Wokingham Writers' Group summer competition.
July 6th 2024: Guildford Arts Summer Exhibition at the Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
June 29th 2024: Live reading at the Literary Tent at Guilfest, organised by the Fiery Bird Venue, Woking.
April 28th 2024: Workshop for Bournemouth Writing Festival - 'Market your stories as a human dynamo'.
April 12th 2024: Local Author Showcase at the Ealing Book Festival
March 2024: I was delighted to judge the Farnham Flash Fiction Competition.
March 13th 2024: Interview for 'Just Women' with Jackie Mitchell, Brooklands Radio
March 8th 2024: Library talk at the Guildford Institute, Surrey.
February 22nd 2024: Author talk at Woking Library, Surrey
February 18th 2024: Interview with Dave Jemitus, Brooklands Radio. Listen here
January 30th 2024: Author talk at Wokingham Library, Berkshire
November 14th 2023: Talk on short stories with author Tracy Fells, for Society of Authors' Surrey chapter
November 3rd 2023: Author talk at Guildford Library, Surrey
October 17th 2023: Book launch with author Tracy Fells, The Keep Inn, Guildford
October 11th 2023: Panellist, Fly On The Wall Zoom discussion of short stories
September 28th 2023: Author talk at Goldfinch Books, Alton, Hampshire
September 13th 2023: Waterstones book launch, Guildford
August 15th 2023: Interview with Amanny Mo and Josie Lloyd, BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex
July 6th 2023: Book launch at GUArt, Guildford
Reviews, Interviews & Articles
Review by Eithne Farry in the Daily Mail's Books section
Review by Linda Hill, Linda's Book Bag
My Weekly magazine's 'Best New Books', Aug '23.
Included in book blogger Linda Hill's 'My Top 30 Favourite Reads 2023'
Review by Steve Whitaker, Literary Editor of The Yorkshire Times
Review by Hugh Coakley in the Guildford Dragon News
Interviews:
Interview with Dave Jemitus, Brooklands Radio, Feb 2024. Listen here
Interview for the Guildford Institute blog
Interview for the HWA's Historia magazine.
Interview for Curtis Brown Creative
Interview for the Bookshelf Cafe News
Interview for Woking Writers' Collective
Interview with writer Sarah Hegarty
Interview with writer Gail Aldwin
Interview with poet Heather Moulson
Articles:
#ThreeTwoOne feature on the Portobello Book Blog, March '24
Short story travel guide on The Book Trail, January '24
Feature on author resilience for Pen to Print.
Feature on how Guildford inspires my writing, for Round & About magazine
Feature for Guildford Environmental Forum, how natural landscapes enhance creativity
Feature on Wells Nub News
