Entertaining Southbourne Literary Society with tales of murder and mystery

Continuing my theme of looking back at my talks over the years (in the absence of them in 2020 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic), on 18 September 2013 I was delighted to give a talk about my crime novels to Southbourne Literary Society, near Bournemouth in Dorset.

The Southbourne Literary Society was founded in 1946 by William Edward Palser, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Pre-coronavirus days! it met on the third Wednesday of each month from September to April and has a very interesting programme of speakers. 



The audience were very friendly, asked lots of questions and made me feel extremely welcome.  It was a pleasure to be asked to speak at their September meeting.

"Thank you so much for giving such a wonderful talk to Southbourne Literary Society on Wednesday night. I cannot think of anyone who could have got the first meeting  of our 68th season off to such a great start.

 "Your presentation was just the right mix of personal background and 'how to' (the latter being of particular use to our visitors from writers' circles, some of whom had travelled in from Ringwood, a good 10 miles away).

 "Your humour, enthusiasm and polished speaking style were greatly appreciated.Speaking to members afterwards, they were particularly struck by your perseverance to get published and your incredibly organised approach to your work." Nick Thomas,Southbourne Literary Society

I sincerely hope my talks can resume in 2021. If you would like me to speak to your organisation, company or library please contact me.

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