I had a wonderful time at Sydney Literature Festival. I led a full day storytelling workshop and performed a show called DARK ENCHANTMENTS with the fabulous Australian author Kate Forsyth.
What an extraordinarily beautiful place Sydney is. So often, famous places disappoint. They are so iconic, so photographed, your expectations of them are unmeetable. But Sydney Harbour is totally wonderful, especially by night.
I’m back from my latest adventure! I began in Hanoi and spent three weeks travelling down the coast of Vietnam, via Hue and Hoi An, to Saigon. Then I spent a few days exploring the Mekong delta before flying to Goa on New Year’s Eve. And Goa was where I stayed for a month.
I wrote most days, but I’m still not sure if it will ever be published. Sometimes it’s nice just to write for your own pleasure 🙂
Now I’m gearing up for World Book Day – which is something of a misnomer, because it has become a sprawling beast for many authors. I am booked solid for the whole of the week and the two weeks either side. I’m not complaining, but it does get overwhelming when you’re doing four sessions a day, five days a week! You find yourself talking while your brain is shouting at you: ‘Have I already said this?!’ The answer is YES, but you haven’t the slightest idea when it was 😀
And then I’m off to Nigeria, with a group of fellow authors, poets and illustrators. We’ll be working in an international school in Lagos for the week. That should be a whole lot of fun!
I am thrilled to be launching my new show The Road to Varanasi at the Birmingham Literature Festival next week. October 9 @ 8pm in the Edwardian Tea Rooms, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
Here’s the event and booking link:Â http://www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org/event/the-road-to-varanasi/
In The Road to Varanasi, Cat conjures the places and the faces, the emotion and the magic of an extraordinary land.
Dawn mist and monkeys at the Taj Mahal. A sublime sunset and astonishing kindness at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Romance in Goa and the healing ocean. Life and death in one final embrace on the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi…
Cat shares her journey through India: an emotional, physical and spiritual odyssey that left her blessed, refreshed and overwhelmed by the love of strangers.
Indian-themed cocktails and teas will be available.
Emmy Travis dreams of being a famous actress. A celebrity! But right now, her biggest challenge is landing a part in the school’s Christmas play.
When the teacher in charge says he will give male roles to boys only, the girls form a protest group – The Hairy Marys. And that is when it starts to happen…
Fame, friendship and daydreaming collide in a modern day fantasy.
I have a new book out… It’s on Kindle, because are ALWAYS asking me if I have anything on Kindle!
You can buy it here:Â http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hairy-Marys-Cat-Weatherill-ebook/dp/B00U4WEP7I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1431790736&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hairy+marys
Emmy Travis dreams of being a famous actress. A celebrity! But right now, her biggest challenge is landing a part in the school’s Christmas play.
When the teacher in charge says he will give male roles to boys only, the girls form a protest group – The Hairy Marys. And that is when it starts to happen…
Fame, friendship and daydreaming collide in a modern day fantasy.
