It’s September, it’s officially autumn and the Edinburgh Book Festival is over. August is the month when I appreciate living in Edinburgh most (along with during the Six Nations!)

I’m excited though to share a range of events that I’ll be taking part in over the next few months. First up on 26 September there’s another chance to come along to a Ringwood panel event on Writing, Editing and Publishing. When we held this in Stockbridge Library in June it was a great evening so we’re running it again in Leith Library this time. If you’re having a go at writing or interested in a career in publishing, come along and join in the chat.

On 7 October I’m delighted to be taking part in the inaugural Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival. This exciting venture showcasing women’s writing takes place from 6-7 October and you can explore the full programme here. The organisers have generously chosen to highlight some debut fiction alongside established writers, and I’ll be reading from What You Call Free immediately before the Historical Romance panel with Catherine Hokin and Helen Swan on Saturday morning.

Next up is Book Week Scotland and I’m really excited on Monday 13 November to be sharing in a panel event with some other fabulous Ringwood writers: Rob McInroy, Carol Margaret Davison and L.A. Kristiansen. We’ll be discussing Historical Fiction: forgotten voices. Come along!

And finally (for now) on Monday 20 November I’ll be combining my writing with my day job and speaking to the Davidson’s Mains Monday Club at Davidson’s Mains Parish Church (where I work part time) about What You Call Free. All welcome – I can guarantee these ladies will give you a warm welcome and a good cup of tea!

Full details of locations, dates and times are available on my events page.