DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - 2025

Happy New Year to you all!

It's always lovely to begin a new year with a few dates in the diary for talks, appearances, events and tutoring, so if you'd like to catch one of my talks or join my course on the history of British witchcraft, check out the details below: 

13 Jan 2025 - next offering of my non-accredited course Introduction to British Witchcraft, presented by Learn for Pleasure. Learn more about the course content and sign up here.

27th Jan 2025  - Talk - Plants, Poultices & Persecution for Bow & District Historical Society (members only)

21-23 Feb 2025 - Talk - Plants, Poultices & Persecution at the UK Ghost Story Festival at the Museum of Making, Derby. My talk is at 5pm on 21st Feb and you can book your ticket here.  I'm also on a panel discussing Witchcraft in Fiction (tickets here ) on 22nd Feb at 12pm. 

14 Mar 2025 - Talk - Dark Folklore for The Folklore Library & Archive's Warm Spaces programme at Crediton Library, Belle Parade, Crediton at 7.30pm. This is a free event, but you need to contact the Folklore Library here to reserve a seat, as numbers are limited.

15 Mar 2025 - meet me at Chawleigh Community Market on Sat 15th March 10am - 12pm. If you'd like a signed copy of one of my books, drop in to Jubilee Hall, Chawleigh, Devon, for a chat.

22 Mar 2025 - I've been managing a heritage project for the Folklore Library & Archive (reg. charity no 1203418) over the past few months, creating a new archive of "hidden" heritage, primarily by recording people's memories of their time working or travelling on Devon's railways. Join me at Crediton Library, Belle Parade, Crediton, 4pm-9pm, as the charity launches its new archive at a celebratory gala event to showcase not only the wonderful contributions we've received, but also the work we undertook to create the archive. Part of Railway200, you will be able to find full details of the event on their website here.

19 Apr 2025 - meet me at Chawleigh Community Market on Sat 19 April 10am-12pm. If you'd like a signed copy of one of my books, drop into Jubilee Hall, Chawleigh, Devon, for a chat.

22 Apr 2025 - next offering of my non-accredited course Introduction to British Witchcraft, presented by Learn for Pleasure. Learn more about the course content and sign up here

25 Apr 2025 - Talk - Plants, Poultices & Persecution for Chulmleigh History Society (members of the public welcome)

13 May 2025 - Zoinks! The Spooky Folklore Behind Scooby Doo at Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, London. I assist my husband Mark, the author of Zoinks!, with the show he has created for his intriguing, informative and fun study of the real life folklore on which the creators of Scooby Doo have drawn over the decades in order to bring us the stories and characters we know and love. Book your ticket for Zoinks! here  and check out the book via The Folklore Podcast website (where you can also obtain signed copies of my works Dark Folklore, Who Is Anna Stenberg? and Cards, Cocoa and Charms - Devon's Forgotten Witches) here . 

14 Jun 2025 - Hartland Book Festival 10am - 3pm. Come and say hi, and buy some books! Learn more here 

9-10 August 2025 - I'll be at Dartmoor Folk Festival with the Folklore Library & Archive, a registered charity based in Crediton. Come and have a chat, pick up some of my books, learn about the charity and how you can help!

17 Aug 2025 - Ross-on-Wye Book Fair 12pm - 4pm. Another opportunity to say hi and pick up some books from traditionally published and indie authors. Learn more here 

4 September 2025 - BOOK LAUNCH!! My next book, Devon's Forgotten Witches 1860-1910, co-written with Mark, is published by The History Press and comes out on 21 August. We're at East Gate Bookshop in Totnes for our official launch.

18 September 2025 - Talk - Mark and I are out and about with Devon's Forgotten Witches 1860-1910, this time at the Ivybridge Bookshop.

26-28 September 2025 - Hell-Tor Film Festival, The Phoenix, Exeter
I will be speaking about Devon's ghosts at this superb film festival, which showcases guests and movies from the supernatural, gothic, paranormal and horror genres. Further info to follow - watch this space. 

15 October 2025 - Talk - Devon's Forgotten Witches for EXEtraordinary Women WI, Exmouth (members only)

16 October 2025 - Talk - Another outing for Devon's Forgotten Witches 1860-1910 - we're at The Bookery, Crediton.

18 October 2025 - Come and see us at Chawleigh Market - have a chat, get your books signed!

22 October - Talk - Devon's Forgotten Witches for the Devonshire Association (private event)

31 October - 2 November 2025 - Armadacon, Plymouth - I will be selling books at this small, friendly, for-fans-by-fans sci-fi and fandom convention. Learn more, and get your ticket, here.

6 November 2025 - Talk - We're taking Devon's Forgotten Witches 1860-1910 to London and will be at Watkins Books, Cecil Court (just a short distance from Covent Garden). Full details here. 

10 November 2025 - Talk - Plants, Poultices & Persecution - Roborough Ladies' Circle (members only)

15 November 2025 - Mark and I are at a winter market at The Ship Hotel in Crediton, selling and signing books - 10am - 2pm. Come and have a chat about The Folklore Library and Archive!

22 November 2025 - I'll be attending the Haunted Landscapes conference at Conway Hall in London today. The theme this year is ghosts, magic and lore. Book your ticket here.

28 November 2025 - I'll be selling and signing books at Wild Tribe's Witches' Evening Market, Great Torrington, 4.30pm - 9.30pm. Details here. 

4 December 2025 - Talk - Plants, Poultices & Persecution at Devon Rural Archives.

6 December 2025 - Mark and I are back at the Ship Hotel in Crediton for another winter market, selling and signing books - 10am - 2pm.

13 December 2025 - I'm at Barnstaple Library all day today, selling and signing books, and giving my talk on Devon's Forgotten Witches at 2.30pm. Full details here.
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If you would like to book a talk for your event, group, school, college or university, please contact me for details of my talks and my rates.