Contract agreed for my new children’s book – The Owl and The Mole
Delighted to confirm I have signed a contract with Curious Cat Books for the publication of The Owl and The Mole, written by myself and illustrated by my eldest daughter Becky.
Peter Kay
Northern Grit Collective @Intercultured Festival in Bradford Oct’ 22
Great night for Northern Grit Collective at Intercultured Festival in Bradford
Tuesday Afternoons – Sales update!
I have sold half of the 40 copies I purchased and in addition Amazon sales are starting to trickle through
A Very Alternative Coast to Coast Update
As at the end of September 94 copies of AVAC2C had been sold across all mediums and £296 raised for the Emergency Disasters Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
Sales update on A Very Alternative Coast to Coast
To date 82 books have been sold in/by various ways/formats and over £250 has been raised for the Emergency Disasters Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Book Launch Tomorrow – A Very Alternative Coast to Coast
The Bingley Gallery, 29b Park Road, Bingley from 6pm to 8pm tomorrow will host the launch of A Very Alternative Coast to Coast. Book readings, a Q&A, book signings, an opportunity to browse and purchase artwork, Spanish tapas, wine, soft…
Tuesday Afternoons – NOW AVAILABLE
The poetry pamphlet TUESDAY AFTERNOONS featuring five poets including myself, with six poems from each has now arrived. I shall be taking it with me to future Open mics and poetry slots and reading from it. It is available via…
A VERY ALTERNATIVE COAST TO COAST All my royalties (profits) from book sales will go to support Refugees (Ukrainian refugees in the first instance)
AVAC2C is available from Amazon and a number of other bookstores. If you want a signed copy please contact me via Facebook and I will post one out to you. The book retails at £10.99. Signed copies from me are…
Tuesday Afternoons: CHATKA
Pleased to announce that the Poetry Pamphlet, TUESDAY AFTERNOONS, featuring 6 poems from five poets, including myself is now available via Amazon. Click on the link below to read one of my poems that features in the book. CHATKA Nestling…
A Very Alternative Coast to Coast (AVAC2C) Publication
A Very Alternative Coast to Coast will be published on 20th June. Copies should be available through Amazon and some bookshops priced £10.99. As with Show Me The Way To Santiago, I will be purchasing a number of copies myself…
Headlining at Poetry on The Moor ’22
Thrilled to be asked to headline the first anniversary PotM event today and to be able to promote my books. I chose to share amongst other things a poem inspired by the Spanish poet Leon Fillipe, who was one of…
Second anniversary of SMTWTS launch
Today is the second anniversary of the publication of Show Me The Way To Santiago, and my father’s birthday. He would have been 102 today. Despite not being able to hold any launch events due to COVID/Lockdowns, 170 copies have…
AVAC2C nearing publication
All the online editing has been done and the cover designs created and agreed. All that remains is a hard copy edit, before a publication date is agreed. Watch this space for more information and for details of launch events
Missing in Harecroft
A couple of days away on a writing retreat. Hope to get at least another four Chapters written before the end of the week.
AVAC2C – update
Hope to have front cover resolved this week. Moving ever closer to a publication date
WINTER
Winter;
A time for birds, my poem on two feathered friends
SMTWTS Update
26 copies of Show Me The Way To Santiago were sold across all platforms last month and the total raised for MNDA is now approaching £900.
John O’Groats to Lands End Challenge and 2022 Challenge
Well I managed to complete the 1084 mile John O’Groats to Lands End 2021 Challenge on New Years Eve. My challenge for 2022 is to run, walk and/or cycle 1,500 miles during the year. 6 miles today, so off to…
Coniston
Coniston is my favourite place in all The Lakes, but for a painful achilles, I would have been running my fifteenth Coniston 14 earlier this month. Tomorrow we are off for a short break to a cottage overlooking the lake.…
John O’Groats to Lands End Challenge – update
Two months of the year to go and I have a further 120 miles to go to complete the challenge. I have covered over one and half times my Seville to Santiago (SMTWTS) journey.