Join us at 7:30pm at the University of Winchester, Winton Room 5, when our main speaker will be author Nick Cook (presenting by video) and our guest speaker, children’s author Yarrow Townsend. Results of the February competition, judged by Yarrow Townsend, will be announced, along with the details for the March competition.
Nick Cook
After a long and successful career in the video games industry, Nick Cook turned to writing science fiction.
Nick has many interests, from space exploration and astronomy to travelling the world. He has flown light aircraft and microlights, an experience he used as research for Cloud Riders. He’s always loved to cook, but then you’d expect it with his surname. His writing in many ways reflects his curiosity about the world around him. He loves to let his imagination run riot to pose the question: What if?
Yarrow Townsend
Yarrow Townsend spent her childhood among the moss, oak and heather of the New Forest. After working as a teacher, and then as a stablehand, Yarrow completed an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, before returning to the forest to work for the RSPB. Always in search of ways to be closer to the outdoors, Yarrow now lives on a narrowboat, travelling the canals with her garden on the roof. The Map of Leaves is inspired by her life by the woods and the water, and by her own parents’ herb books. Follow her: @yarrowtownsend
The Map of Leaves is published by Chicken House.
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