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SUMMARY:Gloucestershire Group: Book Launches - What are they good for?
DESCRIPTION:Join our ever-growing\, dynamic Gloucestershire Group on Thursday\, 28 May from 2pm. \nBook Launches: What are they good for? \nHave book launches gone out of fashion? \nWhat was good or bad about the launches you have been to? Did you enjoy them? Or did you feel pressured to buy the book because someone was giving you a free drink and a cucumber sandwich? \nShould a publisher be obliged to offer a book launch or more publicity? Authors are obliged to make efforts to publicise their book\, but not so much is required of publishers; should we challenge that? \nIf you held your own\, was it worth it to you and your book? \nThese and other questions are up for discussion. If you remember the golden age of book launches\, have been to a few recently\, or held your own. \nCome and discuss. \nThe venue has great accessibility: it’s the ground-floor meeting room within the Monastery Café building at Prinknash Abbey\, Cranham\, GL4 8EX. There is a large\, free car park\, above the café building. Walk down steps or a gentle slope to access the café entrance. The meeting room is immediately to your left on entering\, with toilets opposite. The café to the right serves a great selection of non-alcoholic refreshments\, delicious cake etc. \nIf you have accessibility issues\, keep driving: there are two disabled spaces just to the left of the doorway. While the café is generously offering us the meeting room free of charge\, please bring a plastic card or cash to pay for your own refreshments. \nLocal group meet-ups are free to attend. To join us\, click the Going button below and enter your details in the RSVP form so we have an idea of how many people to expect. We are currently experiencing some issues with our RSVP forms. If the RSVP form does not work\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org to register for the meeting
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SUMMARY:Gloucestershire Group: From Shelf to Sale
DESCRIPTION:Join our ever-growing\, dynamic Gloucestershire Group on Thursday 23 April from 2 pm for a talk with Leena Batchelor! \nLeena is a spoken word artist\, published author\, poet\, and former Worcestershire Poet Laureate. She is the owner of Script Haven bookshop in Worcester\, which is a bookshop\, a cafe\, and an event hub all in one place. Script Haven predominantly supports indie authors and publishers\, and it is also a finalist for the Independent Bookshop of the Year 2026 Midlands. \nLeena is coming ready to answer our questions about how we can get our books from the shelf to sale. Everything\, including what most annoys booksellers about authors? Should we judge a book by its publisher? Are book signings worth it? \nCome with your own questions. \nLook forward to seeing you there. \nWe will meet in the ground-floor meeting room within the Monastery Café\, Prinknash Abbey\, Cranham\, GL4 8EX. \nThe venue has great accessibility: there is a large\, free car park\, above the café building. Walk down steps or a gentle slope to access the café entrance. The meeting room is immediately to your left on entering\, with toilets opposite. The café to the right serves a great selection of non-alcoholic refreshments\, delicious cake etc. \nIf you have accessibility issues\, keep driving: there are two disabled spaces just to the left of the doorway. While the café is generously offering us the meeting room free of charge\, please bring a plastic card or cash to pay for your own refreshments. \nAll members welcome! \nTo attend the meeting\, click the Going button below and fill out the RSVP form. If you do not receive a confirmation email\, or have trouble signing up\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org.
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SUMMARY:Gloucestershire Group: Bring and Share... a book
DESCRIPTION:Join our ever-growing\, dynamic Gloucestershire Group on Thursday\, 26 March from 2pm. In this meeting we will be exchanging our writing! \nBring and Share… a book \nBring your book. Pick one to bring and speak briefly about it. \nWhat genre is it?\nWhat inspired it?\nWhat is its purpose?\nWhat did you learn writing it?\nWhat would you not do again?\nWhere can we get it? \nAll this applies to traditional ’publishing\, self-publishing\, fiction/non-fiction and drafts. \nNo obligations if you’d rather listen or recommend a book. \nHave a hunt around your archive. \nLook forward to seeing you there! \nWe will meet in the ground-floor meeting room within the Monastery Café\, Prinknash Abbey\, Cranham\, GL4 8EX. \nThe venue has great accessibility: there is a large\, free car park\, above the café building. Walk down steps or a gentle slope to access the café entrance. The meeting room is immediately to your left on entering\, with toilets opposite. The café to the right serves a great selection of non-alcoholic refreshments\, delicious cake etc. \nIf you have accessibility issues\, keep driving: there are two disabled spaces just to the left of the doorway. While the café is generously offering us the meeting room free of charge\, please bring a plastic card or cash to pay for your own refreshments. \nAll members welcome! \nTo attend the meeting\, click the Going button below and fill out the RSVP form. If you do not receive a confirmation email\, or have trouble signing up\, please contact localgroups@societyofauthors.org.
URL:https://societyofauthors.org/event/gloucestershire-group-bring-and-share-a-book-260326/
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