Bridgetown Writers Fest

Sarah, an ex-pat journalist and former home-schooling mum, is the author of a lifestyle/recipe book Seasons and Seasonings in a Teapot, romance and crime novels, novellas, short stories, songs and poetry. She teaches memoir, creative writing, poetry and song-writing and gives author talks. When not writing, she potters on the family's patch of Bridgetown paradise, accompanied by fur, feather and grandchildren.

A crime and romance writer, Sarah Evans also dabbles in spec-fic, fantasy and a touch of horror. She especially enjoys writing rom-com-crime. After all, who doesn’t love a little pash, spiced with black humour and with a thrilling, blood-curdling twist thrown in for good measure?See Clan Destine Press for more info and purchase links.

Steve is an award-winning children’s book author passionate about social and emotional well-being. With over forty decades of experience and 15,000 hours in conversation with children about a myriad of issues, Steve has honed his skills in helping children understand and manage their emotions, which he translates into his writing. When he’s not hanging out with his feathered friends, the local cheeky magpies, or reminiscing about his puppetry and TV presenter days, he’s crafting stories that touch and tickle the hearts of children. Read more at https://steveheron.com

Wendy lives in Maranup with her family, dogs, goats, alpacas, bees and chickens. She's the author of multiple queer romantic fantasy ebooks including the Artisans duology and the Viking-inspired Little Wolf and the Witch. She also writes WA historical walks with a puzzle twist, found at WA Detective Trails.

Fantasy fiction with entertaining characters, enjoyably perilous adventures, romantic entanglements, some dark undertones, but always happy, hopeful endings. Find them in ebook and print at your favourite retailer/library, or order indie-direct via the website.

Writers, we have spaces open if you would like to put yourself forward for a talk, panel or workshop. Send in pitches for session/event ideas of about 45 minutes: book launches/live readings; talks/q&a sessions; discussion panels; workshops; unique interactive sessions.

Ideally the sessions will be local, laidback and interactive, by traditional and self-published authors, illustrators, poets, journalists, podcasters, publishers etc - any kind of literary background, even if now retired. Alternatively, we can work together to make a suitable panel or talk topic in your genre. Friends are welcome to partner up.

Note this first year is volunteer-based (no appearance payments) but you will have the opportunity to sell copies of your work.

You don't necessarily have to live in Bridgetown or its surrounds as long as your topic is in some way regionally relevant, but we can't pay a speaker's fee or cover costs of travel, meals or accommodation.