SALON FOR THE CITY ~ 50th EVENT SPECIAL

If you live in London, or simply love all things cultural related to our great capital, then Salon For The City is a must.

Based in the Westminster Reference Library and having now been running for five years, the Salon’s 50th event promises to be very special: an evening of words, music, and song, and included in the ticket price (£10 in advance. £14 on the door) is a ‘capital serving’ of Hendricks Gin cocktail to help to oil the proceedings along.

I always love going along to the salons as an audience member, but it’s even more fun to be involved. On this occasion I – along with the other speakers – will be talking for 5 minutes on one of my favourite Londoners. I could tell you who I have chosen, but for now I’ll only give this clue – it’s a story that features strongly and also somewhat malevolently in my novel The Last Days of Leda Grey.

I can’t wait to unwrap this eerie tale…

More detail and tickets available here.

APPEARING AT WINDSOR FESTIVAL

MEET THE AUTHORS is a literary event at Windsor Festival this year.

At 7pm on Thursday September 21, Essie will be on a panel with Julie Cohen, Tessa Harris, Oliver Tidy and Jonathan Posner, with Gary Mckeone (former Director of Literature at Arts Council England) in the chair.

This will be a fun, informative and relaxed event for readers and writers alike. Do come along and join us for what is sure to be an inspiring evening.

QUEEN VICTORIA'S FAVOURITES ...

Duleep Singh

On Monday May 22 I'll be talking about the glamorous but doomed Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of Lahore who became a great favourite of Queen Victoria when he left his Indian homeland to live as a Christian in England ~ at least until he decided that he'd like to have his throne returned, not to mention the priceless Koh-i-nor; his country's sovereign symbol which Victoria took as ransom at the end of the Second Anglo Sikh War.

 It's the stuff of adventure and tragedy, with many twists and turns along the way.

At the same event Shrabani Basu will be talking about Victoria's favourite and confidante, Abdul Karim.

The event takes place at The George Public House in Eton at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the Thames Valley History Festival website.

TALK AT THE MUSIC HALL SOCIETY

On Thursday April 23 at 7.45 pm I'll be talking about the Echoes of Music Hall in my work ~ and the wonderful singer, Kirsten Morrison, will singing some of the songs I mention.

Kirsten Morrison

All are most welcome to come along, though for non Music Hall Society Members there will be a charge of £5 on the door.

The event will be held at 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9HP

WORDS AWAY AT THE TEA HOUSE THEATRE

On March 27 at 7.30pm Essie will be discussing writing historical fiction at the Words Away monthly salon, held at the gorgeous Tea House Theatre, London SE11 5HL.

In the words of the salon website …

How do you create a compelling and authentic story set in the past? Essie Fox, whose new novel is The Last Days of Leda Grey, joins resident expert Emma Darwin alongside Kellie Jackson to excavate ways into writing Historical Fiction. After tonight’s salon you should gain fresh insight and top tips to bring the past to life in your work.

Advance Tickets cost £10 (£12 on the door) and can be booked via the Words Away website.

THE ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL ~ 2017

I'll be coming along to the Essex Book Festival this year. On March 9, at 7pm in the Billericay Library, I’ll be talking about ghosts, old silent films, the long hot summer of ’76 ~  and much more of the inspiration behind my latest novel, The Last Days of Leda Grey.

For more details please follow this link to the festival website.

WRITING COMES ALIVE ~ EVENT IN CANTERBURY ... DECEMBER 8 2016

Come along to the Writing Comes Alive Festival in Canterbury to hear me talk about the inspiration behind my novels.