The Affinity One goes to the Festival

I’m setting off to Birmingham shortly. My wife and I are attending the Diva Literary Awards this evening. My book, Running From Love, has been shortlisted in the Romance category and I’m really not expecting it will win – just being in the same room with all the other shortlisted authors is going to be a major thrill. (As well as watching Heather Peace handing out the awards!)

If you’re attending the two-day Festival following the Awards, I look forward to meeting you. There’s a whole host of authors from LGBT publishers including BSB and Ylva, plus some very successful Indies. I’m the Affinity One – representing Affinity Rainbow Publications.

During the weekend I’m planning to attend as many of the events as I can. Then on Sunday afternoon at 2:15, I’ll be doing a reading along with A L Brooks and Wendy Hudson, moderated by Diva staff writer, Danielle Mustarde. Should be a lot of fun.

The Diva team has worked hard to bring about this first ever Diva Literary Festival. They’ve put together a fantastic programme – take a look. If you’re not booked in, I’m sure it’s not too late.

And, of course, there’s a bookstall. There will be copies of my first six published books available to buy.

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My latest book, Changing Perspectives, just came out on Wednesday – so no time to obtain paperbacks for the festival. However the ebook and print versions are available online. And on Monday, check out T B Markinson’s website, iheartlesfic, for my guest blog where I talk about the origins of this story. You can read the first chapter here and also the comments of the book’s first reviewer.

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