Wednesday, September 14, 2022

FoW York 2022. We're back!

 

After a two-year break, the Jericho Writers Festival of Writing was back and it was bigger and better than ever before. While it was initially overwhelming to be with 400 people in one place, after only interacting online for so long, the weekend was a huge success. I'll let the photos tell the story. Apologies for the non-chronological order and the lack of tags.


With Emma Darwin and our wonderful self-edit alumni


L-R: Janette Owen, Audrey Niven, Mandy Berriman, me, Emma Darwin

The first shortlisted author reading at Friday Night Live

With Janette Owen

With Mandy Berriman, author of Home




The final keynote address with Neema Shah, author of Kololo Hill

With Marvellous Michael

With Neema Shah, keynote speaker and author of Kololo Hill, and Anna Burtt, Jericho's events organiser

The view from the stage in the final keynote address









Scrubbed up for the gala dinner


Bonus bunnies

With Mandy Berriman and Paul McVeigh


Disco!

Gala dinner menu - veg option delicious but not listed





With Mandy Berriman

Janette Owen and Audrey Niven

The room key at York. Geddit?



View from the stage at Friday Night Live

Friday Night Live finalists

Agent panel at Friday Night Live

Jo Unwin

L-R: Katy Massey, Janette Owen, Audrey Niven, Mandy Berriman



Forward to 2023, hopefully without the need for masks