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The Bog Mermaid wins Quill Prose Prize
Excited to announce that The Bog Mermaid has won the Quill Prose Award 2022, run by Red Hen Press There won’t be a publication, we couldn’t agree terms on the contract, but still, a prize is a prize. Read about the book itself here Read about searching for the right place to set the book…
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Rebellion: Writing Fantasy
Arachne Press Rebellion: Writing Fantasy, author talk and workshop Author Cherry Potts reads from her new novel The Dowry Blade, and discusses ways of writing fantasy with an opportunity for a short writing exercise for the audience. World building, weird logic and rule breaking at Brompton Library 210 Old Brompton Road London SW5 0BS Thursday…
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Kate Foley & Cherry Potts reading at Gay’s the Word – Video
Arachne Press We had a great evening at Gay’s the Word – thank you to Uli & Jim – and despite Kate’s determination to walk out of shot, we have some video – where it got silly, with just a sleeve on show, there’s audio instead. Here’s Cherry reading a bit about family from The…
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interview on East London Lines
I was interviewed recently by East London Lines about The Dowry Blade and Outcome. Read it here They managed to miss the point on Outcome, and misrepresent what I said about fantasy in the 70’s but never mind.
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Pictures from Beckenham bookshop reading of The Dowry Blade
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Callout for pre publication reviewers
So, experimenting with new stuff, my forthcoming book, The Dowry Blade (February 2016) is on NetGalley, a review site for librarians, bookshop owners, book bloggers and professional reviewers. If that is YOU, you can download a review PDF here. It is UNPROOFED, ok, so no comments about typos!
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The What Else in the Water read at Liars’ League Leicester
Eleni is reluctantly accompanying her cousin Jane on a cold morning walk when they find something surprising in the river read by Sophie Talbot follow the link toLiars’League Leicester
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LGBT History month – LoSoCo
LoSoCo is what I’ve always known as Lewisham College. I did a reading there on Thursday for LGBT History Month. Here are a couple of snippets. (Apologies for the background noise – it’s the air-conditioning.) Holiday Romance, in which Melanie goes on holiday with her mother and allows her imagination to run riot. Baby Pink/…
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LGBTHM – Cafe of Good Hope
This event was very cosy – last public reading for LGBT History Month, and local, and with friends. I think we pulled out all the stops. Sadly Rebecca Idris had been sent to the Ukraine by her employers (what had she done to deserve that?) so was not able to join us, so we each…
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Earthshaker published in Holdfast #2
My (longish) short story, Earthshaker (based on the Minotaur myth) has just been published in the second issue of Holdfast Magazine online, with a fabulous illustration from Zoe Lee.
Cherry Potts, Writer 