I am available for talks, readings, festivals and dial in to book clubs. Please contact me here.
On Weds 20th September 2023 Random Acts of Optimism enjoyed a fantastic launch by Dlr Libraries and Vanessa O’ Loughlin aka Sam Blake at the Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire with publishers Wordsonthestreet.
Beginners Pluck Alison with Sue Leonard in the Irish Examiner
How to hold on to your writing optimism – Women Writers, Women’s Writing Blog
Writers Interview 66 Shauna Gilligan (Stories, themes and imagery)
Power of Words Festival, Abbeyleix
On Saturday August 19th, I was talking about Random Acts of Optimism in Writing with Mary Hanrahan at the Power of Words Festival in Preston House, Abbeyleix at 3.40pm. This was my first festival, celebrating the upcoming launch of my short collection Random Acts of Optimism and talking about life, writing resilience and working in public libraries.
Event Description
How do you keep writing when you think it makes no difference or that you won’t ever succeed in being published? How do you create the time, headspace and enthusiasm to write alongside very real difficulties or just general busyness – work, caring commitments and the rest of your life? Having raised four children and then returned to work, Alison talks about her long road to traditional publication. Since 2009, her blog Head above Water has explored ways of finding confidence, persistence, creativity and writing verve alongside the challenges of life. Celebrating the upcoming launch of her debut short story collection Random Acts of Optimism, Alison explores leaps of faith both in her story’s characters and in her own writing endeavours and she recalls the wonder and consolation of books sent out to library patrons when the world had closed down.
It was wonderful to meet readers and other creatives in the area. I am also free to discuss these topics and more at further festivals throughout the years. Send a message through the contact form.
Alison Wells Author 