Announcements

February 2005 is a busy month. There's a new My Weekly Story Collection out now. This one's called Opposites Attract and is a tale set in New Zealand. Always a great thrill to see them in the local shop. I resisted the temptation to buy them all and tell the girl at the checkout ... I wrote this!

My latest large print Linford Romance is also due at any moment. Conflict of Love tells of Cathy's meeting with Rob, a man who lives on a narrow boat and cherishes his independence. Her heart is tugged in all directions as she wants to follow him. But her responsibilities lie with little Jamie and his father.

Meantime, I'm preparing for the launch of Rough Clay ... in case you missed the link elsewhere, it's http://www.rough-clay.com.

The e-book is already available from Amazon or http://www.iUniverse.com

I hope to visit to various places in Stoke-on-Trent as well as Cornwall. It seems appropriate that I should return to my birthplace to launch the book. I hope to meet up with some old friends and hopefully, make some new ones too.

BBC Radio Stoke
Thursday 3 March 2005
To celebrate World Book Day and launch Rough Clay, I broadcast on BBC Radio Stoke. Click here to listen to it

BBC Radio Cornwall
Friday 6 May 2005
A recording was made at BBC Radio Cornwall on 5 May, and broadcast the following day. A recording is available on this web site here. Requires Windows Media Player.

BBC Radio Cornwall
Saturday 4 June 2005
An email about the government's attitude to car parking in town centres was read out on BBC Radio Cornwall. A recording is available on this web site here. Requires Windows Media Player.

Jan 2007

People's Friend Story Collection:
Doctor Doctor A medical story set in Cornwall. Coincidentally, the story tells in part of attempts to close a local hospital. Just such an event made headlines in local and national media, making my fictional tale pertinent to our area.

My Weekly Story Collection:
Too Close for Comfort Another Cornish story, this time in the west of the county.

Watch out for another People's Friend in March and an article in People's Friend as yet unscheduled about my search for the figurine of Alice in Wonderland. I was the model for this Arthur Bowker classic when I was a child. After a long search ... I found it!

June 2007

BBC Radio Cornwall
Tuesday 12 June 2007
A live broadcast was on BBC Radio Cornwall on Tuesday, 12 June 2007. A recording is available on this web site here. Requires Windows Media Player.

November 2007

BBC Radio Cornwall
Tuesday 27 November 2007
A live broadcast was made on BBC Radio Cornwall on Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 3.18 pm A recording is available on this web site here. Requires Windows Media Player.

For more radio broadcasts, click here. A list will appear in the frame to the left.


If anyone ... shops or writers groups, would like to book me for a signing or a talk please email chrissie@derivaz.com



I will post details of my plans as they are fixed.