EVENTS

Presentations and Readings

In recent years I have done a number of launches, presentations and readings at Book Fairs and a wide range of local service clubs such including Rotary and Probus. I am always willing to take on new requests and this includes my presentation “Write Your Life” which encourages individuals towards producing a memoir. 

One theme I am particular keen to develop further in presentations is “Working with the Image” which draws on my experience in working in collaboration with visual artists and in particular on the content of my “Looking for the Words” collection. 

I am grateful to have had have poems accepted and published in two recent editions of Island Writer. 

In September 2026 I not only published “Winter Memories” but also had re-print runs of “Nowt to do with Me” and “Oak Bay and Not far Away”. It is always very satisfying when re-printing is necessary but it also calls for a new round of promotion. Wherever possible I am placing books for sale in local bookstores in Victoria and a limited number of copies are held by Jude Jakeman my volunteer agent in England.

Also, in September 2026 I had the opportunity to meet Jill Fearn the Sheffield area director of “Going Local” for the first time. I will continue to be featured once a month in “Going Local” and in the future plan to pull all my contributions together into a collection mainly for local sale in South Yorkshire.   Look for the "conker" image from October 2026 feature.

I am working on a new collection with Keith Taylor who also contributed to “Looking for the Words”. It will take time but bit by bit the words and images are coming together. 

I am looking for further opportunities to present “Looking for the Words” and “Winter Memories” in and around Victoria. 

A number of my re-printed and new books have been placed in local bookstores. 

From 2006 for a number of tears my main charity has been the Multiple Sclerosis Society charity in Canada and the UK. Many thousands of dollars and pounds have been raised over the years from book sales and associated presentations. 

Recently I have shifted my focus and established Alzheimer’s charities as my prime beneficiary for revenue from all book sales and associated events. I am also happy to consider supporting other local charities on request. 

I am very grateful for the continued support from the Richard and Gwenda Chadwick charity fund which has underwritten the major portion of my publishing costs over many years. This has enabled me to pass on all the revenue from sales and presentations to my designated charities.