Thursday 9 November 2023 at 6pm – 7.30pm
Join Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Darkwood) and Mark Stay (The Witches of Woodville) as they discuss the challenges and joys of writing humorous fantasy fiction and their influences!
Gabby Hutchinson Crouch is a regular writer on Radio 4′s THE NEWS QUIZ and THE NOW SHOW. Her first novel, DARKWOOD, was published in 2019 by Farrago Books, followed by the second in the series, SUCH BIG TEETH, a year later, and the third in the series, GLASS COFFIN, published in 2021.
Mark Stay got a part-time Christmas job as a bookseller back in 1993 and worked in publishing for over 25 years. He would write in his spare time and sometimes those writings would get turned into books and films, including the Witches of Woodville series from Simon & Schuster, and the 2023 Warner Bros. horror movie Unwelcome.
For more information and for bookings, please contact Ashford Library
This event complements the Living Knowledge Network exhibition, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination at Ashford Library between Friday 27 October – Saturday 11 November. Visit our Fantasy hub for more information about the Living Knowledge Network exhibition.
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