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Five Sentences with… Dan Purdue

Written by Sarah on January 20, 2012 — 2 Comments

To be honest, Dan Purdue’s blog profile doesn’t give away that much about him: My name’s Dan. I write fiction – mainly short stories, but with a novel approaching completion. Well, sort of. I’m thirty-something, I live in Worcestershire, I don’t have a cat. But it was a pleasure to meet him recently on an [...]

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THE PARTRIDGE AND THE PELICAN … (AND RACHEL CROWTHER)

Written by Sarah on April 18, 2011 — Leave a Comment

This time in exactly a month Tania Hershman and I will be in the lovely Hurst for our Arvon short story course. It’s fully booked, with a waiting list, which is always exciting. Exciting too to think about who might be coming. For those who haven’t been on an Arvon course, there’s a magic to [...]

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Also posted in 2011, Events, Speechbubble

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Meet my new book

I'm very pleased to tell you that a limited run of my first poetry collection, YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SELF-HELP BOOK is now available to buy. It won't officially be launched in March, so you can be ahead of the crowds. Ssshhhh...

Here's what some people have said about it:

'Sexy and tragic - my favourite combination.' Rolling Stone magazine critic, Will Hermes

'I come undone when I read her words. Her poetry slays me.' Susannah Conway

'There's a quiet sizzling underneath the surface of these poems, which can make you smile and wince at the same time.' Philip Gross

And you can buy the book here.

  • Meet Sarah

    "Sarah Salway is the Madonna of writing books. The dancing one, not the Mother of Jesus one."
    Neil Gaiman
  • Sarah is the Canterbury Laureate, Chair of the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society and Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the LSE. This blog is her writing journal, to be filled with small stories, prompts, and ideas, as well as inspiring people and things.

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MY BOOKS

LEADING THE DANCE - A collection of my short stories.

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH - my first - and alphabetical - novel, which has been translated into six languages so far.

GETTING THE PICTURE - a novel of love and revenge, based loosely on Les Liaisons Dangereuses but set in an old people' home. .

TELL ME EVERYTHING - my second novel, just re-published, which explores how we create ourselves through narrative.

News and events

2nd February - Reading at Bath Spa University

1st March – Poetry Unites, LSE

3rd March – Writing in the Social Media Age , LSE

8th March – LAUNCH PARTY of You Do Not Need Another Self-Help Book. Venue: London to be confirmed

10th March – workshop with TW Writers Circle, Crowborough

13th March – Reading at University of Kent

20th March – Pindrop Press reading at the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society, Tunbridge Wells

4th May – Launch of the Canterbury Laureate Project – New Sounds Festival

* 16 May 2012 - Keep the date free - it's National Flash Fiction Day 2012!

23-27th July – Whitstable Oyster Festival

23-27th August – Herne Bay Festival

15-27 October – Canterbury International Festival

This year I'm proud to be the CANTERBURY LAUREATE. There is a special page on this website, soon to be filled with news of this role. I have plans! If you are linked to literature, art or education in Kent, and would like to work with me, then please do get in touch.

And in the news:
Listen to the first half of my CBC broadcast with William Gibson here, and the second part here.