The day wore on, and Linda was feeling worse and worse. The gathering was then opened up to readers for a book fes.

A forum to post upcoming events and irregular musings. The Acquittal hits the shelves. Oct 15, 2014 by Anne Laughlin. My new book, The Acquittal, has just been released, an event that still stuns me. A total stranger plunks down money to read something I wrote. Crazy! I hope I never get used to the idea.

Anne Lauppe Dunbar Author Writer Lecturer at Swansea University Dark Mermaids. Short listed for the Impress Prize 2011 for Dark Mermaids. Commended by Leaf Books Wales, 2010, for Valleys Girl. I began as a writer of poetry and short story;. A diarist who reworked sentences in search of clarity. In 2003, I was lucky enough to be awarded a bursary at Swansea University. To study for an MA in Creative Writing. During that year my life changed. I discovered I could write long fiction and never looked back.