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Our much loved Nick Leach

31/5/2014

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Nick Leach
Nick passed away on 1st May of an undiagnosed brain condition. He became ill last autumn, but was, throughout his illness, completely free from pain or distress and his passing was peaceful. He was unaware of his deterioration, which was a blessing. There was standing room only at his funeral on 13th May at Kettering Crematorium, where about 150 people attended the service.

The extent of Nick’s interests and his warmth and enthusiasm were reflected in the tributes paid to him by his wide circle of friends. In addition his son Tristram read out one of his poems and the Great Bowden Recital Trust Choir, of which he was a member, sang “Calling My Children Home”.

Nick was 67 when he died, having retired as a GP two years ago. He had been a dedicated professional, one of his proudest achievements being the setting up of an immunisation programme for the travelling community. He appeared in several productions at the Market Harborough Theatre: I much enjoyed seeing him as one of the Voices in ‘Under Milkwood’. He soon made his mark with his acting skills at Swanwick, having survived joining me in a buskers’ duet during his first visit in 2011.

A regular at Leicester Writers’ Club, Nick served as President three years ago. He wrote poetry and short stories and had been writing a novel which he planned to finish in retirement. His poems appeared in Poetry Scene Leicester, a publication produced by Poetry Stanza Leicester, which is linked to the Poetry Society. 

Nick leaves a widow, Lin, sons Tristram and Dominic and daughter Harriet.

Mike Brewer

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Get your fantasy, sci-fi or horror into high orbit

18/5/2014

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SF, Fantasy and Horror agent John Jarrold will be our #AskSwanwick Twitter chat guest on 2nd June at 8pm (UK Time). Grab the chance to ask John everything you'd like to know about the latest trends in SF, Fantasy and Horror - he's a leading agent who represents only those genres! John's been a speaker and tutor at Swanwick on several occasions and we’re sure many of you will remember his interview with the late Iain M. Banks.


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Passionate Della Galton tweets her secrets with #AskSwanwick

12/5/2014

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Della Galton
The graceful and successful Della Galton managed to raise lots of questions from our #AskSwanwick followers on May 5th and shared some secrets of her writing success!

A popular Swanwick tutor, Della Galton has had over a thousand short stories published in the UK alone and she's run out of fingers to count her books on. She’s also agony aunt for Writers' Forum. When she is not writing, she enjoys walking her dogs around the beautiful Dorset countryside and beaches.






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Into the heart of the agent’s world with Meg Davis

5/5/2014

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On the eve of the London International Book Fair, Monday 7th April, Literary Agent and Swanwick fan Meg Davis took an hour out of the pre-fair preparations to answer some #AskSwanwick questions.

Meg Davis represents a range of authors and scriptwriters as well as handling film and TV rights for a number of other agencies. She is also a popular Swanwick course leader. Having set up her own company, Ki Agency Ltd, Meg’s clients include bestselling authors Anne Perry and Simon Scarrow, and authors/scriptwriters Mike Carey, Daniel Depp, Catherine Webb, and Stephen Davis.


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