SDBF25 - Workshops, readings and talks - Room 2
Richard Frost
15:35 - 16:05
Character Development
Alison Huntingford
10:40 - 11:10 am
Historical Fiction
Lucy V hay
16:15 - 17:00
Screen Writing
Maria McCarthy
11:20 - 12:05 am
How To Get Published
Rosemary Griggs
16:40 - 17:10
Historical Biography - is it true?
ROOM II
Alison Simpson
12:15 - 13:00 pm
Historical Fiction
Paul Roberts
17:15 - 18:00
His time in TV
Jonathan Posner
13:45 - 14:15
Beat Writer’s Block
Tim Kindberg
14:40 - 15:25
AI
Time 10:40 am November 22, 2025
Alison Huntingford
A talk on Historical Fiction in Literature
Alison Huntingford is an only child of two only children and has always felt a distinct lack of family. This inspired her to research her family history which led her to write three full length novels so far: ‘The Glass Bulldog’, ‘A Ha’penny Will Do’ and ‘Dance A Fearful Jig’. She also runs the South Hams Authors Network.
Website: https://alisonhuntingford.com
Email: alisonhuntingford91@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahuntingford9/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahuntingford9
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahuntingford9/
Time 11:20, November 22, 2025
Mariam McCarthy
A talk on How to Get Published
Maria McCarthy is an author, journalist, creative writing tutor, editor and publishing coach. She offers editing services and tailored advice on both traditional and indie publishing and teaches creative writing in Exeter and East Devon. Maria has lectured on publishing at Bath and Bristol universities and literature festivals.
Time 12:15 am, November 22, 2025
Alison Simpson
A talk on ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ - How to Write a Murder Mystery
Ali is a former speech writer and magazine editor and resident of Torquay, and was a published author of romances before switching genre to write sparkling murder mysteries set on the English Riviera in the 1930s. ‘Murder under the Rock’ is the first in a series featuring amateur detectives, Kitty and Nora Markham. When not writing, Ali loves travelling and walking for fitness.
http://www.facebook.com/alisonsimpson.3551/
http://www.instagram.com/asimpson_author
Time: 13:45 pm, November 22, 2025
Jonathon Posner: Beat the Block – 5 tips to help you overcome writer’s block
Jonathan writes 16th century action-adventures. His Witchfinder’s Well trilogy tells how a modern-day girl falls through a worm-hole in time and lands in 1565. The Mary Fox Adventures features a swashbuckling heroine in the 1530s. Jonathan runs Winter & Drew Publishing, and teaches creative writing through Writing at the Edge.
https://jonathanposnerauthor.com
Time 14:55 pm, November 22, 2025
Tim Kindberg
A talk on AI’s Impact on Literature
I'm a writer, digital creator and sceptic, computer scientist and digital creative. I founded matter II media which produces SUST, Grapevine, Vorb, Nth Screen and other technologies for people to act collectively, sustainably and creatively. I'm an honorary fellow at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute, and a Personal to the Planetary Community Fellow at the Brigstow and Cabot Institutes.I'm a resident at the Pervasive Media Studio where I was research director. I've been a lecturer at South China University of Technology; senior lecturer at Queen Mary, London; visiting professor of computer science at ITU in Copenhagen and the University of Bath; and a senior researcher at HP Labs, Bristol and Palo Alto. I write fiction and poetry.
https://champignon.net/about/
Time 15:30 pm, November 22, 2025
Richard Frost
A talk on the Development of characters and storylines within contemporary literature.
Richard Frost is the author of the Eastwood Story series of novellas. These are contemporary fiction stories of hope over adversity, love and loss, tears and laughter. Also a writer of non-fiction, Richard is a former mental health professional and lay minister living in Marldon.
https://richardfrostauthor.com
16:15 pm, November 22, 2025
Lucy V. Hay: a workshop on Screen Writing
Lucy V. Hay is a script editor, author, and blogger at Bang2write, the UK’s top screenwriting blog. She’s worked in the film industry for 20+ years on UK features and shorts. As LV Hay and Lizzie Fry, she writes bestselling thrillers, including Little Boy Missing and Writing & Selling Thriller Screenplays.
Time 17:15pm, November 22, 2025
Paul Roberts
A talk on using multi-media to effect.
Paul’s spent five decades mixing sound for acclaimed dramas, comedies, animations and documentaries. Now retired, he writes children’s books for eight to twelve-year-olds - two published, a third in progress. He’s also penning a memoir, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from a lifetime in the ever-changing world of television.
https://www.youtube.com/@paulroberts1000
Time tbc, November 22, 2025
Rosemary Griggs
A talk on: Historical Biographical Fiction — is it true?
‘Appearing in her trademark Tudor costume Rosemary will explore the challenges of bringing real people to life in her Daughters of Devon novels’.
website: https://rosemarygriggs.co.uk/
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