2022 #CreativeOpen @HarryHartogBookseller @beachescouncil

It’s been a busy few weeks preparing for the 2022 Creative Open, for the fabulous Local Author Table and Publishing/Writing Q&A Booth I organised to support local writers and writing on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. I even did a little video to get readers and writers interested – what do you think?

After these past few pandemic-obscured years, it was so much fun talking to book-buying readers and writers about stories on Saturday! It really makes a difference, knowing how your creativity and hard work is appreciated.

My sincere thanks to Harry Hartog Booksellers at Warringah Mall for hosting and presenting such an amazing display of all our books, for putting them into their system, and offering to keep any leftover books on the shelves for future sales. All the authors took turns behind the exhibition table, cross-promoting each other, which was easy since, collectively, we had something to offer everyone! Well, almost…

‘Towards White‘ by me – mystery, thriller, science fiction, romance, Iceland.
‘Into Tordon‘ co-authored by me – middle grade (8-12yrs), gaming, adventure, science fantasy, Australia.
‘The Fatalist’ by Campbell McConachie – true crime, narrative non-fiction, biography, Sydney.
‘Joe’ by Guy Hallowes – people smuggling, wealth management, corruption, Africa, London.
‘Icefall’ by Guy Hallowes – climate change, ice caps, thriller, worldwide.
‘The Heritage You Leave Behind’ by Susan Steggall – historical fiction, mystery, art, Scotland, Australia.
‘Tis the Doing Not the Deed’ by Susan Steggall – historical & contemporary fiction, mystery, art fraud, France, Australia.
‘See You at Randell’s’ by Jenny Brosnan & Anne Stephenson – local history, ballroom dancing, Sydney 1940s-80s.
‘How to Disappear’ by Bruna Gomes – YA, contemporary, murder mystery, Sydney, worldwide.
‘Triple Citizenship’ by Bruna Gomes – poetry collection, identity, multiculturalism.
‘Where Your Happiness Hides’ by Mark Worthington – self-improvement, happiness, society.

Thank you to all the wonderful authors who supported my vision and joined in the fun. Thank you to Northern Beaches Council for championing the idea. No one actually came into the bookshop because they knew the Creative Open involved our events or that the Creative Open was even happening, but having the council involved gave us legitimacy – when we mentioned it, readers took a step closer to the table, and anything that brings readers closer to buying a book is appreciated!