FoW18 in pictures

The annual self-edit alumni photo at York

Friday Night Live winner, Helen Kampfner

The 9th Festival of Writing in York, and the first under the banner of Jericho Writers - formerly Writers' Workshop - passed in the usual blur of activity, creativity and enthusiasm. As a result, I have a tsunami of work to catch up on so this post is going to rely on pictures to convey a flavour of the weekend in which lives were changed.

Friday Night Live hopefuls

  

The view over the lake

Jody Klaire and Ferb

My secret festival sweet spot

Writers writing in my self-edit mini course

The fabulous Julie Cohen and John Taylor, wearing his storyteller face

John Taylor and Mandy Berriman

Helen Kampfner, self-edit graduate and winner of Friday Night Live!

The Psychic Distance workshop

Mandy and John again, scrubbed up for the gala dinner

Self-editing lovelies: Julie Cordiner, Janette Owen, Helen Kampfher

The Jericho Writers posse

The 1-1 hall

Sharing the love in my Facing the Fear workshop

Sitting on the floor. We need a bigger room next time

The closing keynote speakers: Susanna Wadeson, publishing director at Transworld, and Mandy Berriman, author of Home - and my mentee!

Grabbing their places early for the closing keynote: Janette Owen, John Taylor, Vanessa Thornton-Rigg, Julie Cordiner

On stage for the final keynote: Susanna Wadeson, Mandy Berriman and yours truly

Mandy signing copies of Home