meet the author: The Shadowing Of Combfoot Chase by Hillard Morley

Saturday 3rd September

in the shop - 11am - meet the author - free entry
Please register via Eventbrite if you wish to attend so we know how many people to expect.

Join us in the shop to meet author Hillard Morley for an introduction to the world of her first novel, its characters and ideas.

An opportunity to listen to extracts read by the author, to discuss creativity and the writing process in an interactive environment, to ask questions and to buy a signed copy of the first edition.

Areas of focus – what sparked ideas for the novel (surveillance culture; lockdowns; an anxious world), imagining the town of Combfoot Chase (small town life; people, insects and robots), creating the characters and the importance of names, the redemptive possibilities of art.

Having studied Literature at Durham University, Hillard Morley taught Drama and English for many years. In 2016 she made the decision to turn to writing full time, since which time her work has been published in literary journals worldwide. In 2020 she was shortlisted for the Independent Arts ‘Jot’ Award and in 2018 she won the OWT Short Fiction Prize.

Please register via Eventbrite for instructions to join and to help us with book ordering and to manage numbers on the shop floor.

If you would like to reserve a copy of ‘The Shadowing Of Combfoot Chase’ to collect from the shop please email us at info@octoberbooks.org

If you would like a copy delivered directly to your door, you can here.

Find out more about Hillard Morley on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram - @hillardmorley