Are you curious how writers get started and keep going? Could you fit a small, meaningful writing habit into your day?

Bestselling novelist Harriet Evans is the author of fifteen novels including Sunday Times bestsellers, Richard and Judy Book Club picks, and her new 1930s crime series written as Harriet F. Townson. She’ll share her own journey from editor to author, revealing how she navigated self-doubt, found confidence, and built a sustainable writing life.

The Writing Life: Conversations is a new quarterly series where writers, agents, and editors offer honest insights into creativity, craft, and the realities of the publishing world. Each event is designed to inspire, demystify, and give practical tips you can use - whether you dream of writing a book or simply want to reconnect with your own voice.

You’ll leave with encouragement, practical advice, and a clearer sense of how writing (even in small moments) can enrich creativity, wellbeing, and emotional connection.

Tickets: £15 (includes a drink and canapes)

About Harriet Evans:

Harriet Evans has been called ‘the queen of the big house saga’. Her latest novel, The Treasures, was published in June 2025 and is the first in a trilogy about a house and a family over 50 years. Before becoming a writer she was an editor, working first for Penguin then for Hodder Headline. Last year, as Harriet F. Townson, she published her first crime novel, a 1930s murder mystery called D is For Death, the first in a series featuring detective Dora Wildwood. In 2021 she was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors and campaigns for transparency over AI in creativity. She lives in Bath with her family and loves jumpsuits, Jane Austen, and karaoke.