My Writing Journey
Stephanie Percival
- Region:
- Northamptonshire
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Author. My writing Journey.
- Fee:
- Expensed: £30 to cover expenses
- Category:
- Humanities
- Updated:
- 17th October 2025
- Tagged:
- Writing | Book Sales | Journey | Stories
My talk will share my writing journey with my audience. It began by chance, when I was shortlisted for a national competition in 2004. The competition was called, 'End of Story,' but my story didn't end there. I used it as a springboard into writing. Since then I have self-published 2 books, had a novel and novella published by an independent publisher and also written may short and flash stories that have won or been listed in competitions. I'll read examples of my work during the talk.
Views: 13 | Enquiries: 0About Stephanie Percival
My writing journey began in 2004, when I was shortlisted for the BBC End of Story Competition. At the time I was working as an NHS podiatrist. My brief appearance on TV for the competition was the catalyst for developing my writing.
In 2011, I self-published a novel, ‘The Memory of Wood.’ This is a psychological mystery, set in my home county of Northamptonshire and following this another novel and novella followed, published by a small independent publishing company.
I joined a creative writing group which met at Northampton Museum where we wrote about the objects and exhibitions there. This was a great source of material, and great fun too.
My writing explores different genres and themes. I enjoy experimenting with different styles. I’ve been published in anthologies and on-line. Have been short and long-listed many times. Occasionally, I’ve won! Last year, I published a collection of these stories, called ‘How to Catch and Keep a Kiss.’
Recently, I've been speaking to local groups about my writing journey.
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