The power of the book
Alison has had a lifelong devotion to the power of the book and has set up many reading groups, including one for children.
With a grant from Southern Arts in 1987 she set up a reading promotion scheme through the libraries of Hampshire, Dorset and Berkshire – Well Worth Reading – which is still running. She was one of the founders of the Kingston Readers’ Festival, now in its sixth year, and continues to organise events for this, mainly on how to get published and maintain motivation and creativity when writing. She is a regular contributor at the Edinburgh Book Festival and has given many talks to schools on the importance of reading, and how to write.
Alison also belongs to a reading circle and is one of the founders of the Kingston Readers' Festival.
