The South Hams Authors Network was set up by historical fiction author Alison Huntingford in August 2021 when she looked around to find a local group to connect with other authors. 

‘It seemed that there wasn’t one,’ said Alison, ‘so I decided the only thing to do was to start one up myself!  I never expected it to take off as well as this.’

The South Hams Authors Network is a not-for-profit group to allow local authors who are serious about publishing their work, or are already published, to exchange ideas and contacts. They hold monthly meetings in Ivybridge.

In 2022 they held their first literary festival at the Clay Factory in Ivybridge which included authors’ talks, book readings and workshops, children’s activities and storytelling, a poetry competition, an ‘open mic’, raffle, book stalls and more. This was followed in 2023 by the South Hams Literary Festival, again in Ivybridge.

This year the Festival runs from Thursday 10^th – Sunday 13^th October.

You can download the full schedule of events here or for more information, visit the South Hams Authors Network website. www.southhamsauthors.co.uk