What made it more exciting this year was meeting up with some of the members of The Write Romantics for afternoon tea in The Wolseley, where we had a celebrity spotting moment having noticed Annie Lennox!
Afterwards we headed to the party where Write Romantic, Lynne Pardoe was a contender for the Joan Hessayon Award. As usual there was a fabulous line up of newly published writers who'd come through the RNA's New Writer's Scheme. You can see all the official RNA Summer Party photos here.
The Award Line Up |
On Friday, I woke up to a sunny rooftop view of London and the knowledge I had the whole day to
Kew Palace |
Queen Charlotte's Cottage |
After all that walking I settled down by the lake for a spot of reading and very quickly found I had a captive audience of ducks. They were somewhat disappointed I didn't have anything for them to eat and soon waddled off.
It was a great few days away and I'm looking forward to the RNA Conference in July. Another chance to catch up with friends.