August 2011: talk on Small Presses, Print on Demand and Kindle, followed by reading from Invisible, Saskatchewan Lecture Theatre, Exeter College, Oxford, Wednesday 3rd August
January 2011: Invisible and StreetBooks featured in The Oxford Writer
November 2010: attending Anchor Book Club discussion of Invisible, Wednesday 24th November
November 2010: talking to Writers in Oxford, Victoria Arms, Old Marston, Wednesday 3rd November, 7.30 pm: Bespoke publishing: the way forward?
October 2010: StreetBooks edition of Invisible to be published on Thursday 28th October (ISBN 978-0-9564242-0-4)
October 2010: appearing on BBC Oxford's Jo in the Afternoon programme: talking about StreetBooks, Invisible and my 'life journey', Thursday 21st October, 1.15 pm
October 2010: attending Latin American Studies Association XXIX International Congress, Toronto, Canada, Wednesday 6th-Saturday 9th October
October 2010: Blackwell stocks StreetBooks edition of Invisible, Monday 4th October
September 2009: read Landscapes at Blackwell's MSt launch: a really lovely evening of readings; so much talent, energy and dedication. Thank you!
August 2009: appointed Latin American Studies Librarian and Subject Consultant, 11th August
August 2009: I'll be reading from Invisible at the University of Oxford Creative Writing Summer School at Exeter College on Monday 10th August at 11.15 am
April 2009: I'll be reading from Invisible at World Writers at Blackwell UK, Blackwell's bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford on Wednesday 1st April between 1.00 and 2.30 pm, Oxford's New Voices at Borders bookshop, Magdalen Street on Friday 3rd April at 6.00 pm (first up at that event) and the Writers in Oxford Book Fair, Corner Club, Turl Street on Saturday 4th April -- reading at 2.30 pm
February 2009: Official launch of Invisible 19th February
August 2008: astonished to receive an Oxford University Library Services Merit Award for my work at the Latin American Centre Library. Thanks so much, Amanda!
May 2008: take over as Chair of Writers in Oxford, Wednesday 14th May
April 2008: leading workshop entitled Different Places, Different Lives: the Scotland-Africa connection at the Oxford University Master of Studies in Creative Writing Cultural Diversity Residency, Monday 28th April
NEWS: Chair of Writers in Oxford ... I'll be taking over from Julie Summers in May ... (Thanks Julie for everything you do for WiO ... You will be a hard act to follow!)
April 2008: taking part in Local Voices at Borders, Oxford as part of Oxfringe 2008 on Wednesday 2nd April from 6.30 pm. I'll also be reading from Invisible at Blackwell's, Oxford on Monday 31st March and Friday 4th April between 1.00 and 2.30 pm
January 2008: teaching fiction on the Oxford University Diploma in Creative Writing and WISC (Washington International Studies Council) programmes
October 2007: I read an extract from a non-fiction piece about the death of the government scientist, Dr David Kelly, and Harrowdown Hill, Oxfordshire, at Blackwell's bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford on 2nd October as part of the World Writers 10 event
August 2007: The Lock has just been featured on an excellent blog called Middle of Nowhwere (see post entitled Inning and Outing). Anyone who enjoys stories about nature, the countryside and human interest should visit this blog!
June 2007: If you'd like to read an interview with me, click on the .pdf Arvon Foundation Interview link on my Welcome page
June 2007: I read from Invisible at the Oxford University Undergraduate Diploma in Creative Writing Summer School at Kellogg College, Oxford on 25th June
June 2007: I read from The Lock at Blackwell's bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford on 7th June as part of the World Writers 9 event. This was led by two terrific poets, Grevel Lindop and Don Share, and featured readings from local authors. There will be another World Writers event on 2nd October (contact Blackwell's for details)
March 2007: Julie Summers (chair of Writers in Oxford) and I again organised introducers for the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, which was held at Christ Church College, Oxford from Tuesday 20th to Sunday 25th March (click here for Festival Site). UPDATE: I also read from Invisible at Blackwell's bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford on Thursday 22nd March 2007 (12.30-1.30 pm and 5-8 pm) and Sunday 25th March 2007 (12.30-1.30 pm) as part of the Oxfringe On the Fringe events at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival (see Oxfringe On the Fringe for details)
THERAPY: for a transcript of my talk at Oxford's QI Club on 15th February 2007, see Talks. The event focused on key themes in Invisible and was entitled: "'So, what's it all about, Doc?' Writing Therapy -- a discussion of writing as therapy for writers and characters, and writing therapy as a narrative device..."
Lock LATEST, January 2007: a new edition of The Lock has recently been published by Smaller Sky (email contact@frankegerton.com for details)
SAMPLE REVIEW: Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier (as featured in Times Books and Times Online Books Bulletin for November 2006)