If you’re interested in having me present a writing workshop or deliver an author talk, please email leah@leah-ashton.com. I love to meet readers, and writers!
Thank you for another amazing writing workshop today. I am so inspired to edit my first chapter using everything I learnt today. I hope you run another class soon! – Ruth (after attending my Opening Chapter Workshop).
Upcoming Events
West Coast Fiction Festival
I’ll be signing all my books at the West Coast Fiction Festival – and launching my new romantic suspense series! Buy tickets now!
About the event
An all-day author signing with 60 best selling Australian authors all under one roof! This major event takes place on November 3rd, 2018 in Scarborough on the coast of Western Australia.
Come for the books and stay for the entertainment, art and craft markets, Blind Date with a Mystery Book ($2 donation), prizes, and loads more! This will all be followed by a cocktail party with a live band and disco for both authors and VIP ticketholders. This is the first event of its kind in Western Australia and the best thing of all is that it’s 100% a fundraiser for Share the Dignity!
Authors and readers – come together and celebrate our love of books!
Past Events
Saturday 18 November 2017
Merge Festival
Writing Happy Ever Afters – a behind the scenes look at publishing a Mills & Boon novel
From working with an editor to title choice, cover design, foreign translations and international distribution, go behind the scenes with award-winning author Leah Ashton as she reveals what’s really involved in the publication of a Mills & Boon romance. Plus she’ll answer the big question: is there a formula?
Date: Saturday 18 November
Time: 4pm
Venue: Melville Civic Centre (I’ll be in the Library)
Cost: Free!
Friday 5th August 2016
Romance Writing Workshop with Leah Ashton
Have you ever thought you’d like to write a romance?
Every romance novel guarantees a happy ever after – but anyone who has ever read one knows the journey to that ending is far from formulaic. Which is a shame, as it makes them a lot harder to write!
So, while award-winning author Leah Ashton can’t provide you with a magic formula for writing a bestseller, she can introduce you to the craft of writing a publishable romance.
Date: Friday, 5 August 2016
Time: 10.00am to 11.30am
Venue: A.H. Bracks Library, corner of Canning Highway and Stock Road, Melville
Cost: $5.00
Bookings: Essential. Reserve your place online or phone 9364 0115