AUTHOR PANEL: Woman’s Wales?
Join Emma Schofield, Norena Shopland and Sophie Buchaillard for a panel discussion on the place of women in devolved Wales, hosted by Book-ish at Book-ish Loft, Crickhowell, on the 6th of March 2025 at 7.30pm, to coincide with International Women’s Day on the 8th.
To book, go to www.book-ish.co.uk or call 01873 811256
Voyages and Vagabondage
Join Richard Gwyn (Ambassador to Nowhere, The Other Tiger) and Sophie Buchaillard (Assimilation, This Is Not Who We Are) in conversation about travel writing and cultural identity. This event is particularly suited to anyone studying Creative Writing or anyone who ever journeyed in search of belonging.
AUTHOR PANEL: Polls Apart?
Join three writers to discuss the role of fiction in exploring polarisation and the rise of the far right.
AUTHOR TALK: Crossing Boundaries
I will be visiting Rhydypenau Library on the 16th of October at 7pm, to talk about Assimilation. Come along if you are local. It would be lovely to see you there.
To book:
Book Club: Carmarthen
I will be visiting Goldstone Bookshop's Book Club on the 24th of September from 7pm, to talk about Assimilation. Come along if you are local. It would be lovely to see you there.
To book email carmarthen@goldstonebooks.co.uk or ring 01267 237236
Creative Cardiff Classroom: Travel Writing with Sophie Buchaillard
Join Sophie Buchaillard for a four-hour masterclass on travel writing, hosted by Creative Cardiff Classroom. See link for details of how to book a place.
Dr Sophie Buchaillard is the author of two novels, Assimilation and This Is Not Who We Are, which was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year. She also contributed to the travel writing collection An Open Door: New Travel Writing for a Precarious Century (Parthian), edited by Steven Lovatt. She holds a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing and taught at Cardiff University until this year. Her academic research focuses on the link between travel writing, identity and belonging.