Two signings, I met wonderful people. One TV interview, I was humbled by how enthusiastic and warm the presenters were. I cried as I left Malta. The island is full of magic. I might go back soon. Here are your postcards, the words I have written on them begin with, Wish you were here, the […]
I’ll be visiting Malta, it will be fleeting, but I’ll be doing two signings and a TV interview when I’m there. I’ll be signing copies of ‘Like Bees to Honey’ (which is set in Malta and has already been a best seller on the island, when it outsold Dan Brown!), and ‘The Drowning of Arthur […]
So I am now, officially, a camper. And can I just take a moment to praise the gods and the weather wizard for the glorious sunshine that Latitude Festival experienced. At first I wasn’t sure if my bronzed skin was a layer of grime or a tan, but I can now assure you that it […]
On Thursday 18 July at 8:30 PM, I’ll be part of Emma B’s Table Talks at Latitude Festival, where a feisty debate will be occurring. The event outline suggests that people ‘grab a box of wine and come and get stuck in!’ and I can’t wait. I’ll be part of the debate that carries the topic ’This house believes […]
I’m very much looking forward to being involved in two events in Liverpool next week. Moby Dick on the Mersey, May 4th-6th, 2013: Liverpool’s first ever Moby Dick marathon reading takes place at the Merseyside Maritime Museum over the three days of May 4th-6th 2013, and will involve up to 135 readers, each tackling a chapter of […]
It’s that time of year again. The Wirral heat of Pulp Idol, that unique writing competition for unpublished novelists, will take place next Monday (29 April) from 6-8 p.m. at Hope Place, 259 Woodchurch Road, Prenton CH42 9LE. Entrants to the competition will have been allocated a heat to attend. At the heat each writer […]
So, publication day happened and it was, without a doubt, my most favourite publication day to date. A train to London, a tube to Hammersmith and there I occupied my publisher’s desk (as seen on the photo). A Twitter take over, signing a huge pile of books, being interviewed by Bookcunt and then a phone […]
It’s Publication Week! I might have to pinch myself that it’s here already, I might be a bit tearful as I realise that I’m a published author again. And today marks the start of a busy week. I’ve got the Liverpool launch on Tuesday evening, then I’ll travel down to London on Thursday morning. I’ll […]
Following the success of International Short Story Night in June 2012, Megan Taylor will be hosting another event. This time we will be celebrating short stories at Nottingham’s Festival of Words. Our theme for the event is love, but expect far more than hearts and flowers: Unique, unsettling and heartfelt tales from Niki Valentine, Caroline […]
If any of you would like to ‘meet’ me, I’m doing a ‘Meet Caroline Smailes’ event at Ashton Library (Wigan Road, Ashton-in -Makerfield) on September 11, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. I’ll be talking about the writing of ‘Like Bees to Honey’, how I came to write a novel with 11 endings, what makes […]