I go to quite a few author events, so I don’t say this lightly. I am really excited about Bournemouth Writing Festival. I’m attending, speaking and sponsoring it this year, and the more I look at what they’ve put together, the more I think this could become one of my favourite events in the author calendar. It runs from 24 to 26 April 2026, and from everything I’ve seen, it feels like much more than a standard writing conference. It feels like a festival, not just a conference That is...

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Hi, My name is Daniel Bate. I write under the pen name Daniel D. Bate. You probably haven't heard of me, but I'm a severely disabled...