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Award-winning novelist C. J. Cooke will be talking about her latest book, witches, the Gothic and Scottish islands at the Centre for the Novel WayWORD event
C. J. Cooke talks about her most recent novel, The Lighthouse Witches. This is a chance to hear about her writing process, her depiction of Scottish islands, her research into the seventeenth-century witchcraft trials, and how she mingles stories of the past and present.
C. J. Cooke (also known as Carolyn Jess-Cooke) is a poet and novelist who has been published in 23 languages and won numerous awards, including the Northern Writer’s Award three times. The Lighthouse Witches (2021), was nominated for an Edgar Award and ITW Thriller Award, and a TV adaptation is in development. Find her on Twitter (@cjesscooke) or www.cjcookeauthor.com. She founded the Writing Motherhood project, which explored women’s experience of motherhood and resulted in Writing Motherhood: A Creative Anthology. She is also the founder and director of the Stay-at-Home! Literary Festival, which is dedicated to providing people with accessible, inclusive, and eco-friendly ways to access literature.
- Speaker
- C.J. Cooke
- Venue
- King's Pavilion
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This is a free public event.
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