The Website of the Writer J.S.Watts
Do you like your fiction dark and adult? J.S.'s short story Ornament is included in the new horror anthology from Black Hare Press, Bloodlust.
Barkway Literary Festival is taking place on Saturday, 5th October in Barkway, North Hertfordshire and J.S. Watts will be taking part in a meet the authors event at 4pm that day, focusing on How to Get Published.
Chaired by bestselling author Alex Prior, this event shares the secrets behind How to Get Published. More of a conversation between the authors than a workshop, you'll hear from four authors in detail about their personal publishing journeys before the event opens up to a led discussion and questions from the audience. This is a unique opportunity to get insider tips, inspiration and information on ways to realise your own publishing dreams or, maybe, just satisfy your curiosity. It's also likely to be a very entertaining afternoon.
Saturday 28th September 2024, 11:00am - 4:00pm, Royston Masonic Hall, 2 Jepps Lane, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9AP.
J.S will be there from 11am to 4pm, so come along to have a chat and maybe buy a book (or three). She will be giving fifteen minute readings from a selection of her books at both 1.30pm and 3pm, so you are also welcome to just come along to have a listen. The event is free to enter.
If you want check out the many other authors taking part in the fair, this is a list of the Book Fair readings on the day and there will also be other authors and their books present at the fair.
Royston Arts Festival is taking place this year from 20th September to 5th October 2024. There are lots of fantastic activities, including a concert by the acclaimed folk duo Megson. You really should check out the events programme.
J.S. is involved in a Royston Arts Festival event and is appearing in an event at the affiliated Barkway Literary Festival on 5th October. Here's a summary of the details:
Local Writers' Book Fair - Royston Arts Festival Saturday 28th September, 11:00am - 4:00pm, Royston Masonic Hall, 2 Jepps Lane, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9AP, UK. J.S will be there from 11am to 4pm, so come along to have a chat and maybe buy a book. She will be giving a fifteen minute reading from a selection of her books at 1.30pm and 3pm, so you are also welcome to just come along to have a listen. The event is free to enter.
Click on the Events Page for this website for a further summary and a link to buy tickets for the Barkway Literary Festival.
In this latest reviews section of 'The High Window' J.S. reviews 'for the birds', the "very now" debut poetry collection by Dublin based, Ukrainian poet Victoria Melkovska.
You can read J.S.'s and other reviews for free by clicking here.
The poems in question are:
You can read J.S.'s poems for free (along with the stunning work from the issue's other contributors) by clicking here for the landing page or going directly here for J.S.'s poems.
The Facebook page devoted to my writing is at https://www.facebook.com/J.S.Watts.page.
If you want to hear my news, big stuff will be published on this website, but it's worth checking out the Facebook page for day to day chat.