Amy is a poet and novelist talking about her work and the challenges of disability. We will look at Amy's poetry as well as her new novella

Amy is joining us at Southam Bookfest!

See main event page here: Southam Book Festival 2026 Tickets, Sunday 11 October • 11 AM - 4 PM | Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southam-book-festival-2026-tickets-1998551494319?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)

Poet and fiction author Amy Clennell will begin her talk discussing her first book of poetry, Renaissance. Although partially-sighted and unable to see enough to read, Amy wants others with visual impairments to be able to access her writing.

Consequently, all her poems from Renaissance are available on her YouTube channel and Amy will explain how this came about with the help of local ‘celebrity’, Iain Lauchlan (actor/writer,director/producer/presenter and Dame!) Amy will then give three short poetry readings, the last of which will link to her new novella, The Enchantment Project. She will share with you how and why she came to write the novella, including an amusing anecdote about a project in Southam.

Finally, in the absence of a current PA, Amy’s mum will read the first chapter from Amy’s The Enchantment Project.

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