{"product_id":"cifb-book-talk-clare-howdle","title":"Book Talk - Short Story: Clare Howdle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-66218cb0-7fff-e6a4-ef83-6f5ea442a721\"\u003eBook Talk - Short Story: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eClare Howdle\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-66218cb0-7fff-e6a4-ef83-6f5ea442a721\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSunday 17th May, \u003cem\u003e11:30 - 12:30\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChain Locker, Quay St, Falmouth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease only book a max of 2 tickets per event\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this Talk Clare will be talking about \u003cem\u003eHirethow \u003c\/em\u003eher first Short story collection which is being published this summer by Hermitage Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAppealing to readers who love Daisy Johnson, Sophie MacIntosh and Tessa Hadley\u003cbr\u003eand enjoy the space where daily life, sense of place and the uncanny collide, Hirethow\u003cbr\u003eexplores what it means to live in Cornwall today, through characters shaped by the promise and punch of coping with the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTen characters. Ten lenses through which hireth is seen. Small moments held up to the\u003cbr\u003elight, heartbreak wrought by sea wind and salt. What does loss and longing mean to someone who has not yet lived? How do you survive the envy, hope and heartbreak of pregnancy and birth? And what, exactly have these walls seen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/clare-howdle\" title=\"clare-howdle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClare Howdle \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer and editor who lives in Falmouth. She has\u003cbr\u003ewritten for national and local newspapers and magazines and contributed to many Cornwall travel guides. Her fiction has been listed for the Lucy Cavendish Prize, the Mslexia Prize and the Bath Short Story Award and published in the Sunday Times, Litro, Riptide, Inkfish and more. In 2023, Clare’s story ‘Little Lights’ was featured in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/twelve-stories-for-twelve-sections\" title=\"twelve-stories-for-twelve-sections\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e12 Stories for 12 Sections\u003c\/a\u003e. And Still Bird in Hermitage's latest anthology of Cornish Writers - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/salt-stone\" title=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/salt-stone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Salt \u0026amp; Stone.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClare is currently working on her debut novel set in Cornwall’s wreck diving community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-sales for the anthology will be available in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/collections\/books\" title=\"presales for Hirethrow\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eonline bookshop\u003c\/a\u003e in April if you want to be one of the first to get your hands on a copy which includes these incredible Cornish writers...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther events during our annual 2-day Festival of book sales, workshops, and author \u0026amp; publisher talks \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eyou may want to attend...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/book-talk-short-story-salt-stone\" title=\"book-talk-short-story-salt-stone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Talk - Short Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalt \u0026amp; Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with various authors  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11:3 0- 12:30\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"workshop-with-lamorna-ireland\" href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/cibf-workshop-with-lamorna-ireland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorkshop  - Lamorna Ireland: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eShaping your characters 13:00 - 14:00\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-23f8fba1-7fff-0f18-d0f3-0a4237502328\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"panel-discussion-women-speak-volumes\" href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/panel-discussion-women-speak-volumes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePanel Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"panel-discussion-women-speak-volumes\" href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/panel-discussion-women-speak-volumes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e -\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWomen Speak Volumes - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14:30 - 15:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/cibf-book-talk-liz-fenwick\" title=\"book-talk-liz-fenwick\"\u003eBook Talk - Self Publishing:\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlora's day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Liz Fenwick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16:00 - 17:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"workshop-with-emily-ould\" href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/cibf-workshop-with-emily-ould\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWorkshop  - \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-7fdb3f5f-7fff-5c0b-0eea-e498e3f40b06\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"workshop-with-emily-ould\" href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/cibf-workshop-with-emily-ould\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmily Ould:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEditing your work\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e13:00 - 14:00\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/panel-discussion-joined-up-writers\" title=\"panel-discussion-joined-up-writers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePanel Discussion -\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eJoined up writers (writing as a community) 14:30 - 15:30 \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/cifb-book-talk-sue-kittow-anne-kennedy\" title=\"book-talk-sue-kittow-anne-kennedy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Talk - self publishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eSue Kittow \u0026amp; Anne Kennedy 16:00 - 17:00\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e* OUR TICKETS ARE DIGITAL, so please choose to pick them up as you will be asked to sign in on the day by one of our staff to activate your reservation - please arrive fifteen minutes before the event is due to start to take your seats and feel free to browse in the book fair or take advantage of our refreshment opportunities before, in-between and after your event\/s. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you book your tickets to be shipped to you there will be a £5 charge,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** Please only book 2 tickets max per event\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** \u003cem\u003ePlease be aware that when you reserve your ticket your email details will be entered into our database and may be used in the future for marketing purposes for future Book Fetivals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornish Indie Book Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52512858833243,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9709\/2443\/files\/CIBF_d69fb83a-e668-468f-85de-30148b0be6cc.png?v=1774666863","url":"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/cifb-book-talk-clare-howdle","provider":"Hermitage Press Cornwall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}