Writers of Fiction and Non-Fiction
‘What Christmas Eve Book Flood?’ I hear you say, ‘what on earth is that?’. Here in the UK, Christmas Day tends to be more of a big deal than Christmas Eve. Some families may choose to put their tree up this night, go to a carol service, watch a Christmas film – really it depends […]
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Read MoreIt has been some time since I wrote a blog. With my interview on the Llandeilo Book Fair webpage being published 16th March, it has become quite real that we are in for another exciting year of book fairs starting in Llandeilo on 30th April. http://llandeilobookfair.blogspot.co.uk/ John and myself have been extremely busy since either of us […]
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The first Carmarthen Book Fair, held at St. Peter’s Civic Hall on Saturday 1st October 2016, proved a great success. The Mayor of Carmarthen, Councillor Wynn Thomas, welcomed the authors and other exhibitors, and later returned to hand out the prizes and certificates to the winners of the children’s short story competition sponsored by Thompson […]
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Hi Wendy White, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Its always great when authors agree to an interview and we get to know a little bit about the person who creates the stories they write. Could you tell us what were you like at school? I really enjoyed primary school and was forever […]
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Hi Sally, thank you for agreeing to this interview. John and myself are great admirers of your writing so this a lovely opportunity to get to know a little more about you. Which writers inspire you? Emile Zola, Pierre Magnan, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and more recently, Nele Neuhaus and Christoph Fischer. In poetry, R.S. Thomas, Dylan […]
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Hi Chas Griffin, thank you for agreeing to this interview. What were you like at school? A bit of a misfit. If you didn’t go on to do Latin at Oxford, you were considered a failure. Not my cup of tea. Which writers inspire you? In fiction, I have gained a lot from Dickens, Steinbeck, […]
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We at Thompson Authors have decided to host a Book Fair in our home town of Carmarthen – it is surprising that until now Book Fairs have existed around the town but not in the town itself. Strange, as the town of Carmarthen is steeped in literary history; after all this is where The Black […]
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Having long last realised my vision of writing and illustrating the picture-book of ‘Meenakshi Devi-The Green Goddess-The Warrior Princess,’ the printers’ could not meet the deadline. After ‘jumping over hurdles’ and going round in circles, it was ready for the first Llandeilo Book Fair. It proved popular. What’s in a name?’ you may well ask. […]
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Llandeilo Book Fair 2016 is a chance for all book worms, book lovers or writers to meet local authors and browse books. Entrance is free – always a good start – and there will be talks, writing workshops and readings taking place throughout the day! Sounds simple, however I do not envy the blood, sweat […]
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