Join us on December 13th at the University of Winchester, Winton Room 5, where our main speaker is author and writing teacher Susmita Bhattacharya. She’ll be talking about her route to becoming a published author.
Come along from 6:45pm, when some of our members will have tables outside Winton Room 5 to show off their published books, and will be happy to discuss and sell their work.
The talk starts at 7:30pm.
Talks are free for members. Non-members £10, students £2.
My Writing Journey: An unconventional route to publication
Did I dream of becoming a published writer? No, because it did not occur to me that such a thing was possible for an ordinary girl growing up in Mumbai. After graduating with a degree in graphic design, and sailing on oil tankers for three years, I settled down in Cardiff, and the world of writing opened up for me. Let me share with you my early experiences of writing and how I became a published writer and hopefully inspire you in your writing journey.
Susmita Bhattacharya is an Indian-born writer. Her debut novel, The Normal State of Mind (Parthian, 2015) was long-listed at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2018. Her short story collection, Table Manners (Dahlia Publishing, 2018) won the Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection (2019) and was a finalist for the Hall & Woodhouse DLF Prize, 2019 and has been featured on BBC Radio 4. She teaches creative writing at Winchester University and facilitated the ArtfulScribe Mayflower Young Writers programme in Southampton. She was also Writer-in-Residence at the Word Factory, London in 2021. You can find her on Twitter: @Susmitatweets
Charlotte Yonge Society
Our guest speaker in December is Alys Blakeway of the Charlotte Yonge Society.
We’ll also have the results of the December competition, adjudicated by Susmita, and announcement of the competition for January.
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