Welcome to The Woking Writers' Collective, a Woking-based book blog that has been created to enable local authors to promote and showcase their latest titles.
L to R: Sunny Angel, Lelita Baldock, Mal Foster (Blog Admin), Sue Mackender, Greg Freeman
Following our first online Woking Writers’ Week in May 2021, we were able to meet for the first time in person on Sunday 3 October, outside the Lionsheart Bookshop which is kindly stocking a number of our books
We’re planning a variety of new initiatives and events in the future, so please feel free to join us via the ‘New Authors Invited’ page.
"The Covid-19 pandemic had
brought about restrictions for us all and for those of us who write, it became
obvious we needed to explore alternative angles by which we could promote our
work," writes Mal Foster.
"Almost by accident,
Writers at the Gate (now The Woking Writers' Collective), a small group of Woking-based independent authors, was
born.
The whole thing started
with the blog which carries the same name, allowing us to showcase our latest titles
and share stories of our various routes to publication and ideas for future
books.
The blog also includes
guest posts by invited authors, including Judith Cranswick, Carol Hedges and
Deborah Swift, to name but a few.
Over the last few months,
the group has gone from strength to strength, with a healthy number of authors
submitting work to our online Woking Writers’ Week in May.
Since Covid restrictions
were lifted, many of us have now had the opportunity to meet in person while
becoming good friends in the process.
We’re also fortunate
enough to have our titles stocked and displayed by an independent bookshop in
the town in its prominent ‘local authors’ section.
Further initiatives are
being planned. These will include a series of book signings as new books are
published. Any other independently published or soon-to-be-published writers
from the Woking area are always welcome to join us."
Article reproduced, courtesy: Writing Magazine
Joint book signing event at the Lionsheart Bookshop in Woking, Saturday 23 July 2022
Greg Freeman, Mal Foster, Saj Hussein (Mayor of Woking) Lelita Baldock, JRC Cox
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