SPECIAL EVENT!
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER
Writer John Finnemore is one of a handful of people who has solved the almost impossible riddle of Cain's Jawbone. We're delighted to welcome him to ChipLitFest with his equally fiendish puzzle, The Researcher's First Murder.
A body is found stabbed to death in a locked room. The police find no weapon, no motive and no suspects. However, the murderer has in their possession a box of one hundred cryptic picture postcards which – if properly understood – would explain not just this murder, but nine others. The reader is now in possession of those cards. The challenge is yours...
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SPECIAL EVENT!
THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER
Dr Rachel Clarke tells the extraordinary story of a heart transplant from one nine year old to another. The Story of a Heart is the unforgettable account of how one family’s grief transformed into a lifesaving gift. With tremendous compassion and clarity, Dr Rachel Clarke relates the urgent journey of Keira’s heart and explores the history of the remarkable medical innovations that made it possible, stretching back over a century and involving the knowledge and dedication not just of surgeons but of countless physicians, immunologists, nurses and scientists.
The Story of a Heart is a testament to compassion for the dying, the many ways we honour our loved ones, and the tenacity of love.
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2024 CHIPLITFEST SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Huge congratulations to our three winners:
First: Blighty One by Chloe Banks
Second: An Evening With Rodney McGraw by Sarah Price
Third: Miss Mansfield by Victoria Stewart
Please click on each title to read these amazing stories and find out more about the authors.
Enormous thanks to our judge: Jo Unwin and sponsor: HW Fisher
We received 213 entries from all across the UK and Ireland, USA, France, Germany, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan.
We're incredibly grateful that HW Fisher has, again, been our competition sponsor.
You write the books and leave us to keep them
HW Fisher is a top 30 chartered accountancy firm which has been advising authors and journalists for many years, helping them to manage their finances. We provide expert accountancy, audit, tax, corporate and financial advisory services to high-profile entrepreneurial SMEs, large corporates and high net-worth individuals. We keep it personal by enabling you to concentrate on expressing your talent while depending on ours for accountancy and financial planning.
Directors: Liz Sich (chair), Penny Chapman, Cathy Evans, Daff Richardson
Registered Charity: 1152866
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