On Tuesday October 10th, our speakers will be author Jane Sanderson and her husband, author and journalist Brian Viner.
Jane Sanderson was born in South Yorkshire in 1962. She studied English at Leicester University, then after graduating she became a journalist. After a series of jobs with local newspapers she joined the BBC where she worked as a producer for Radio 4, first on the World at One, and then on Woman’s Hour.
Jane’s first novel, Netherwood, following the fortunes of a mining community and its ‘big house’ in the early twentieth century, was published by Sphere in 2011. Two further books in the series followed: Ravenscliffe and Eden Falls, followed by a contemporary novel, This Much is True, published by Orion.
In 2020 she published Mix Tape with Transworld, and summer 2022 sees her latest book, Waiting for Sunshine.
Brian Viner, who has just completed the ghosted autobiography of boxing promoter Frank Warren, will talk about the art of ghost-writing, its satisfactions and challenges. He will also touch on his long career as a journalist (he has been the Daily Mail’s chief film critic for the past decade, and was a sports writer on the Independent for many years before that), and as an author of seven other non-fiction books.
Brian has kindly agreed to set and judge the October competition. The results will be announced at the end of the meeting.
Come along to the Tower Arts Centre from 7pm. Talks start at 7:30pm. Members free, non-member tickets £10, students £2 (no advance booking, payment on entry).
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