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Speaker: Sophie King to lead the Writing Workshop

We delighted to announce that Sophie King will be leading the Writing Workshop on Finding Your Writing Voice, during Morning Session I from 11:15 – 12:10.

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Sophie King (the pen name for Jane Bidder) has been a journalist for over 25 years and contributes regularly to national newspapers and magazines including The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Express. As Sophie King, she has written five best-selling novels – , Mums@home, , and . All five were published by Hodder & Stoughton. The Wedding Party was shortlisted for ‘Love Story of The Year 2010’, an award by the Romantic Novelists Association.

She has also written a series of children’s books called “” as well as several non-fiction books. Titles include : ; ; ; ; .

Sophie gives regular talks at bookshops and literary festivals including Winchester and Guildford and runs nationwide workshops. Until her recent move to Devon, she tutored at Oxford University and West Herts College. For three years, she was writer in residence at HMP Grendon. She has also appeared on breakfast television and Woman’s Hour. In 2005, Sophie won the Elizabeth Goudge Short Story Trophy in 2005 and was a runner up in the Harry Bowling Prize.

More details at www.sophieking.info

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