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Friends had read my novel manuscript. Some were creative writing lecturers, some were writers themselves, and some were readers in my genre (historical literary fiction). I’d had lots of positive feedback from them but the fifty rejections I had accumulated over the years, from agents …

There will be two events to launch my novel in North Wales. Here are the details:- Launch Party Tuesday 15th October 2024 at Blue Sky Cafe Ambassador Hall, Rear of 236 High Street, Bangor, LL57 1PA UK. 7.30 p.m. til late Local lecturer and spoken-word …

It has always been my dream to see my name on the cover of a novel published by one of the big publishing houses such as Penguin, Bloomsbury or Picador. For 10 years I was motivated by this dream to revise my novel, submit it, …

I have friends and acquaintances who have no memory of me before I was writing my novel Swimming with Tigers because it goes back that far into the past. It was some time around the summer of 2008 that the idea came to me to …

At 17, literature claimed me. The stunning effect of understanding some of King Lear and the heady influence of a teacher who was a devotee of DH Lawrence (think Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society) switched me on to literature and poetry and I have …

Swimming with Tigers is an absorbing novel about friendship and self-discovery set in Europe in the 1930s. It brings to life the forgotten stories of the women who were part of the surrealist art movement.      

Dr Kathy Hopewell ran the part-time degree in literature and creative writing at Bangor University’s Lifelong Learning department for many years and is now a freelance tutor and writer. As half of Hopewell Ink, a spoken word and music band, she has performed at many …

My new novel is now available to pre-order as an ebook on Amazon, Kobo and Barnes and Noble The print version can be pre-ordered online at Waterstones and Blackwells If you live in North Wales, UK, please do come along to my in-person launch event …