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authorvalpenny
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Swanwick 75 Years on.
Many years ago when I first attended The Writers' Summer School that meets each August at the Hayes Conference Centre in Derbyshire,...
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authorvalpenny
Aug 7, 20244 min read
What Swanwick Means to Me
I suppose I should start this article with a disclaimer because, in reality it is mis-titled. Swanwick is a little village in Derbyshire...
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authorvalpenny
May 22, 20247 min read
An Interview with Tracey Holland
It is a pleasure to introduce Tracey Holland to the blog. Tracey is a debut novelist whose first book Faith's Folly in her Willowbrooke...
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authorvalpenny
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Why Attend a Writing School or Retreat?
I was doing a bit of thinking - my better half always wonders how much this will cost him - and it was to cost, or perhaps value that my...
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authorvalpenny
Jun 21, 20234 min read
Remembering My First Impressions of the Writers' Summer School at Swanwick
I originally heard about The Writers' Summer School from fellow writers at The Largs Writers Group to which I was introduced by the late,...
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