Highlights of talks, media interviews and workshops. See below for latest appearances...
And now off to Bristol to take part in Crimefest 2023! Do say hello if you're attending...
A fabulous time on a panel with BA Paris, Sam Carrington, Jane Corry and other wonderful authors, sharing advice with new writers.
A talk and Q&A to celebrate Libraries Week. 6.30pm Wed Oct 11,
Plymouth Central Library. Click on picture below to book FREE tickets...
Come and meet me in Chudleigh!
Tickets - Chudleigh Town hall, on night or book ahead online HERE
Hold the date! Oct 11th 2017. Event to launch my new book I Am Watching You.
Plymouth Literature Festival
Women Writers Panel
Sat Oct 22 3pm-4pm
FREE entry
I am delighted to be joining this FREE event at the Plymouth Athenaeum on Sat Oct 22 3pm to 4pm. We will be sharing tips for writers and taking questions. It will be a fun, informal session so do pop along if you can.
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Tiverton Literary Festival
Fiction Panel - Sunday June 7th 2pm
I am delighted to be joining fellow authors on the Contemporary Fiction Panel at the Tiverton Literary Festival . I will be chatting about my debut Recipes for Melissa and the panel will be very happy to take your questions. Tickets are available from the festival website www.tivlitfest.co.uk
Author Talk - Ivybridge Library, The Watermark: Friday - Feb 27th
I am delighted to be giving a talk about my writing life and my debut novel RECIPES FOR MELISSA at Ivybridge Library, The Watermark, at 7.30pm on Friday, February 27th.
I will be chatting about my career in journalism and television and my long journey to realising my dream of becoming a novelist. I am also happy to take questions.
Tickets for the event are £2 direct from Ivybridge library. More details HERE .
Do come along and say hello.
I will be chatting about my career in journalism and television and my long journey to realising my dream of becoming a novelist. I am also happy to take questions.
Tickets for the event are £2 direct from Ivybridge library. More details HERE .
Do come along and say hello.
Writers' Workshop tour of Devon Libraries by TV's Teresa Driscoll - Autumn 2014
"Short Stories : for pleasure and for profit"
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
Journalist and author Teresa Driscoll is taking her
Short Story Workshop on tour – visiting ten Devon libraries in Autumn 2014 thanks to a grant from Arts Council England.
The funding means Teresa, with project partner Devon Libraries, can offer 100 FREE places to aspiring writers of short fiction.
Teresa says : “This project means a great deal to me as I am passionate about encouraging other writers - especially in rural communities. I am also keen, in these difficult financial times, to help promote libraries as important community hubs for creativity.”
Tour dates and venues are listed below with details of how writers can apply for a place. Each three-hour creative writing workshop for ten writers, aged 18+, will follow the same format as Teresa’s popular session included in the Watermark Summer Arts Festival 2013.
Colin Bray, Devon Libraries' Development Officer said: "I am delighted that libraries across Devon will be venues for Teresa's writing workshops. Not only do libraries offer a space in which people can feel comfortable and safe in sharing ideas and creative energy, but libraries also remind us of the importance of both reading and writing for pleasure."
Workshop tutor
Teresa Driscoll, a household name in the south west, has been making her living from words for more than 30 years. Teresa worked extensively as a newspaper reporter and feature writer before moving into television as a reporter and presenter of BBC TV’s Spotlight news for 15 years. Alongside her journalism, she has been writing fiction for years and her short stories, columns and features are published in a wide range of national and county magazines. Teresa is a member of the Society of Authors and is represented by a leading literary agent.
The Workshop: ·
Getting started.
What makes a good story? Where to start. How to find inspiration for your fiction…and confidence as a writer.
Your characters and your voice.
Workshop exercises and ideas to develop your characterisation, style and your unique voice as a writer.
And finally… How to edit, submit to publishers and competitions plus crucial tips on how to cope with the glorious ups and downs of the writer’s life.
All the workshops will run from 10am – 1pm.
The Hayridge, Cullompton Saturday 6th September Room 2
Barnstaple Saturday 13th September Henry Williamson Room
Exeter Saturday 20th September Meeting Room 1 (Ground Floor)
Bideford Wednesday 24th September Children’s Library
Newton Abbot Saturday 4th October Room F3
Okehampton Saturday 11th October Upstairs room/Community Information Room
Dartmouth Wednesday 15th October
Sidmouth Saturday 18th October Reading Room
Ivybridge Saturday October 25th Learning Suite
Tiverton Saturday 1st November Learning Suite
To book: From August 9 call into chosen library with £5 deposit (refundable on attendance)
The funding means Teresa, with project partner Devon Libraries, can offer 100 FREE places to aspiring writers of short fiction.
Teresa says : “This project means a great deal to me as I am passionate about encouraging other writers - especially in rural communities. I am also keen, in these difficult financial times, to help promote libraries as important community hubs for creativity.”
Tour dates and venues are listed below with details of how writers can apply for a place. Each three-hour creative writing workshop for ten writers, aged 18+, will follow the same format as Teresa’s popular session included in the Watermark Summer Arts Festival 2013.
Colin Bray, Devon Libraries' Development Officer said: "I am delighted that libraries across Devon will be venues for Teresa's writing workshops. Not only do libraries offer a space in which people can feel comfortable and safe in sharing ideas and creative energy, but libraries also remind us of the importance of both reading and writing for pleasure."
Workshop tutor
Teresa Driscoll, a household name in the south west, has been making her living from words for more than 30 years. Teresa worked extensively as a newspaper reporter and feature writer before moving into television as a reporter and presenter of BBC TV’s Spotlight news for 15 years. Alongside her journalism, she has been writing fiction for years and her short stories, columns and features are published in a wide range of national and county magazines. Teresa is a member of the Society of Authors and is represented by a leading literary agent.
The Workshop: ·
Getting started.
What makes a good story? Where to start. How to find inspiration for your fiction…and confidence as a writer.
Your characters and your voice.
Workshop exercises and ideas to develop your characterisation, style and your unique voice as a writer.
And finally… How to edit, submit to publishers and competitions plus crucial tips on how to cope with the glorious ups and downs of the writer’s life.
All the workshops will run from 10am – 1pm.
The Hayridge, Cullompton Saturday 6th September Room 2
Barnstaple Saturday 13th September Henry Williamson Room
Exeter Saturday 20th September Meeting Room 1 (Ground Floor)
Bideford Wednesday 24th September Children’s Library
Newton Abbot Saturday 4th October Room F3
Okehampton Saturday 11th October Upstairs room/Community Information Room
Dartmouth Wednesday 15th October
Sidmouth Saturday 18th October Reading Room
Ivybridge Saturday October 25th Learning Suite
Tiverton Saturday 1st November Learning Suite
To book: From August 9 call into chosen library with £5 deposit (refundable on attendance)
Writers' workshop: Sat July 20th 2013 as part of Watermark Summer Arts Festival
Creative Writing Workshop
Short Stories: For pleasure and for profit
Sat July 20 10am to 12.30pm
At The Watermark, Ivybridge, Devon
Tutor - Author, journalist and former BBC Spotlight TV presenter Teresa Driscoll.
This workshop – as part of the Watermark’s Summer Arts Festival - is designed to help new and aspiring writers of fiction to develop their talent and find out what sells.
Workshop tutor is Teresa Driscoll, a household name in the south west, who has been making her living from words for more than 25 years. Teresa worked extensively as a newspaper reporter and feature writer before moving into television as a reporter and presenter. Alongside her journalism, she has been writing fiction for years and her short stories, columns and features are published in a wide range of national and county magazines.
Teresa is a member of the Society of Authors and is represented by a leading literary agent.
The Workshop: ·
Getting started.
What makes a good story? Where to start. How to find inspiration for your fiction…and confidence as a writer.
·
Your characters and your voice. Workshop ideas to develop your characterisation, style and your unique voice as a writer.
·
And finally… How to edit, submit to publishers and competitions plus crucial tips on how to cope with the glorious ups and downs of
the writer’s life.
Fee: £15 payable in advance.
Numbers limited. Bookings can be made by calling into/ contacting the Library at the Watermark complex 01752 893140
Short Stories: For pleasure and for profit
Sat July 20 10am to 12.30pm
At The Watermark, Ivybridge, Devon
Tutor - Author, journalist and former BBC Spotlight TV presenter Teresa Driscoll.
This workshop – as part of the Watermark’s Summer Arts Festival - is designed to help new and aspiring writers of fiction to develop their talent and find out what sells.
Workshop tutor is Teresa Driscoll, a household name in the south west, who has been making her living from words for more than 25 years. Teresa worked extensively as a newspaper reporter and feature writer before moving into television as a reporter and presenter. Alongside her journalism, she has been writing fiction for years and her short stories, columns and features are published in a wide range of national and county magazines.
Teresa is a member of the Society of Authors and is represented by a leading literary agent.
The Workshop: ·
Getting started.
What makes a good story? Where to start. How to find inspiration for your fiction…and confidence as a writer.
·
Your characters and your voice. Workshop ideas to develop your characterisation, style and your unique voice as a writer.
·
And finally… How to edit, submit to publishers and competitions plus crucial tips on how to cope with the glorious ups and downs of
the writer’s life.
Fee: £15 payable in advance.
Numbers limited. Bookings can be made by calling into/ contacting the Library at the Watermark complex 01752 893140