CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS HAVE STARTED IN OUR SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS & JOURNALISTS

 

Yours truly and SWWJ Chair Barbara 

Against expectations, my trip to London yesterday was smooth and uneventful and it was lovely to be almost the first of our Council at the National Liberal Club in Whitehall to arrive early to meet so many of our super members. Also, a joy to meet a  number of guests and brand new members. London is glowing with Christmas colour at the moment,  and our venue, the National Liberal Club was beautifully decorated.

Christina Lamb OBE

Our guest speaker, the war correspondent Christina Lamb OBE, who is one of Britain's leading foreign correspondents and a best-selling author was introduced. Christina has reported from most of the world's hot spots and delivered a powerful and fascinating talk, outlining her work in Afghanistan and in other dangerous war zones. Her latest book which will certainly be a best seller was signed and all copies were sold out. 

It was also a pleasure to introduce a new novelist to our SWWJ members - the talented Cherry Twydell (who writes under her pen-name Cherry Burroughs).  Her debut book The Farmer and the Fury is also new on the block and she is due to appear soon on Essex radio programmes and a series of book signing debuts and talks in Essex. www.cherryburroughs.co.uk 

Cherry Twydell