My Europe – Patrician Press – an Essex Book Festival event
My Europe – A Patrician Press Anthology
Readings by Petra McQueen, Anna Johnson,
Ken Smith and Mark Brayley
6.30pm Fri 16th March
Wivenhoe Bookshop
Tickets £5
Available from Wivenhoe Bookshop
Charitable donations will be made to Europaeum in Oxford and Luden in Brussels.
To book call 01206 824050 or send us an email
MY EUROPE – AN ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY ANNA JOHNSON AND ANNA VAUGHT
About the Editors
Anna Johnson, who edited our Refugees and Peacekeepers anthology, has a degree in English from Exeter College, Oxford. She worked in London as a teacher then as a children’s book editor before leaving to raise her two daughters. In 2013 she gained an MA in book art and design and now divides her time between her family, work for Patrician Press, a variety of volunteer jobs and her own book projects. She is a clarinettist, enjoys mountain climbing and is a sucker for cats.
Anna Vaught, author of Killing Hapless Ally published by Patrician Press, has a BA and MA in English literature and is an English teacher. She runs a company offering mentoring and one to one English tuition and is an occasional freelance journalist. She also writes poetry as well as working on two new novels and some short stories. She is the mother of three young boys.
About the Readers
Petra McQueen is a writer and runs The Writers’ Company, which aims to help writers at all stages of their careers. She also teaches creative writing to people struggling with mental health issues. She has over forty publications to her credit and has won 16 writing competitions. She has an MA in Creative Writing and lives in Wivenhoe.
www.thewriterscompany.co.uk
Anna Johnson is an editor, book artist and bag maker. She has an MA in Book Art & Design. Since then, she has worked as a teacher and editor on a freelance basis and also runs workshops in schools, colleges and bookshops, covering bookbinding and book making. She lives in Colchester.
www.ajbooksandbags.com
Ken Smith is an independent Executive Coach, supporting people who want to find a greater sense of meaning, achievement and satisfaction in their work. When not doing this he walks, sometimes near to home, sometimes through the forests and mountains of Europe. He lives in Colchester.
www.kensmithcoaching.co.uk
Mark Brayley is a poet and novelist with an MA in Creative Writing. Having performed poetry for many years, he has a range of styles. He is currently researching his novel set in the jazz scene of Paris in 1952 and working on a poetry project involving translations of Viking poetry. He also runs poetry workshops. He has had three poetry collections published by Patrician Press and a novella will be published in 2019.
www.markbrayley.com
To book call 01206 824050 or send us an email
REVIEWS
“The European project has become a contested terrain. It is not just because of Brexit. The lack of connection between EU citizens and the institutions that they pay for lies at the heart of the problem. This collection of is a good reflection of the divergence of opinion amongst those who are passionate about the project and those who are simply unsure or opposed. What “My Europe” does is to highlight the importance for each and every one of us to take a stance.
