NAWGfest 2022 is over!

Henry Curry • 5 September 2022

Another superb NAWG Festival of Writing was had by all attendees

Our Gala Dinner Speaker at NAWGfest 2022 was ALICE CASTLE.


Before turning to crime, Alice Castle was a UK newspaper journalist for The Daily Express, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Alice’s favourite stories are cozy crimes with a strong sense of place. When she couldn’t find a series about her beloved south London, she decided to write her own – and single mum amateur sleuth Beth Haldane was born. The eighth book in the series is being published in November 2022, while the other seven books are being reissued by Bookouture on 22nd August 2022. This will be the largest number of books by one author this publisher has ever released on a single day.


To find out about all the tutors & workshops you may have missed, see the webpage HERE


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