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Note: This session will be taking place in the Pizey room, which is on the first floor. A lift is available for people with reduced mobility however the room does NOT currently have an evacuation chair. Please do NOT book a ticket for this event unless you are able to evacuate the building via stairs in an emergency. If you have any concerns, please contact the box office before booking a ticket to this session
Join bestselling suspense novelist Emily Koch for an honest and entertaining look behind the scenes of her books. From the life-changing accident that altered her outlook, to her years as a journalist, the long road to publication, and the unexpected places her ideas come from, Emily explores how real life becomes fiction. Along the way she’ll share the inspiration behind her novels, surprising moments from her writing journey, and what she’s learned about storytelling, creativity and persistence. One for readers, aspiring writers and anyone curious about the creative process.
Emily Koch is an award-winning journalist and author of three novels, If I Die Before I Wake, Keep Him Close and What July Knew. Her debut, If I Die Before I Wake, was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Steel Dagger award, won a French crime fiction award, was longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, and was selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. Her short fiction has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She lives in Bristol.
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