October already and busy, busy, busy.

The fourth Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival will be taking place on Saturday 24th October. I'm delighted to be featuring the festival and having a look at those taking part today. Tickets are on sale now - full details below. I'm so looking forward to a day of bookish delight to brighten up a late Autumn day! As the website says, this festival is celebration of writing for, by, and about women. 

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The third Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival took place last Friday and Saturday and I was delighted to be part of the blogging team once again. The festival is celebration of writing for, by, and about women. It is an inclusive event which welcomes everyone who finds joy in reading women's fiction. The festival aims to showcase authors of genres that are often overlooked, and to give readers the opportunity to connect with their favourite writers.

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