Events in November 2022

This is just something new I'm trying out, and I'm not sure if I'll stick with it or not. My pre-New Year's resolution is to boost the number of freelance gigs I'm doing, and I thought it might be an idea to post something about what events I'm doing each month, partly to keep track and partly so anyone who's looking to book a speaker/writer/workshop leader can see the sort of stuff I do. The plan is to post these in advance of each month, but obviously November is almost done now so this is more 'what I've done' than 'what I'm going to be doing'.

Booth Hall Before the Hospital
Thursday 3rd November
2.00-3.30pm
National Trust Manchester Centre
I'm giving a local history talk about Booth Hall in Blackley, North Manchester, from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the twentieth century
Members Event

Virtual Writing Retreat
Sunday 27th November
10.30-5.00pm
Hannah's Bookshelf
I'm hosting a online writing retreat for creative writers with writing exercises and structured writing sessions
Members Event

Dog Soldiers Screening
Wednesday 30th November
7.45-10.15pm
The Electric, Birmingham
I'll be introducing a screening of Dog Soldiers, as part of as part of In Dreams Are Monsters: A Season of Horror Films, a UK-wide film season supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network
Booking Link

Interested in booking me for an event? Click here to find out more.

3 Minute Santas is back for its sixth sparkling year!

It's time to submit your festive flash fiction to be played on Hannah’s Bookshelf this December!

Can you tell a festive story in just 3 minutes? Want to have your work played on the radio? This Christmas, I’m once again looking for festive (not necessarily Christmas) flash fiction from around the world for inclusion on Hannah’s Bookshelf, the weekly literature show on North Manchester FM.

On Saturday 17th December, I’ll be playing a selection of my favourite 3 Minute Santas on the show (broadcast on FM and on digital). Want to be part of it? Submit a recording via my website of your holiday-themed story (maximum 3 minutes) by midnight on Sunday 4th December.

All genres welcome – be they cosy, romantic, scary or sad. But ease off the swears – stories have to be radio friendly! All you need is a microphone and a story – the details of how to submit are on my website.

Please share this call with anyone who you think might be interested – I like to cast the net as wide as possible. My favourite 3 Minute Santas will be broadcast on Hannah’s Bookshelf at 2pm on Saturday 17th December, on digital radio and 106.6FM.

OUT NOW: Nightmare Fuel: Objects of Horror (Cloaked Press, 2022)

A new collection of short stories, featuring my story ‘Wireless’…

Sometimes it’s not what goes bump in the night, but what lurks in plain sight that is the true horror. Come along for the chills and thrills as these Cloaked Press authors explore the terrors of such seemingly mundane items as an antique desk, a television, or a cute little stuffed elephant. Find out the terrible truth of a macabre store for the wronged and a ‘magical’ elixir. These and many more frights await you. Not everything is as ordinary as it seems in Nightmare Fuel – Objects of Horror.

Contents:

'The Apparition' by Teel James Glenn
'Wireless' by Hannah Kate
'Heebie-Jeebies' by Gina Easton
'The Shrunken Head' by Derek Muk
'Mr Mongo’s Fanciful Elixir' by Glenn Dungan
'Tattie Bogle' by M.J. McClymont
'Jessica' by Elizabeth Guilt
'The Alternative-To-Candy Halloween House' by Nancy Pica Renken
'The Chimes' by Jim Mountfield
'Dead Man’s Crown' by Barend Nieuwstraten III
'Sacrasenia' by Eowen Valk
'And Good Dreams Will Come To You' by Cheryl Zaidan
'The Mirror of Bokor' by Sarah Lapalme
'The Cost' by Victory Witherkeigh
'Jo-Jo' by Frederick Pangbourne

For more information, or to buy a copy of the book, please visit the Cloaked Press website.