On the first Thursday of December, 07.12, at 6.30pm, come to LGMW’s 32nd meet-up, featuring our special guest, author of “Spring in Siberia” Artem Mozgovoy. Artem will share with us his journey from living in Siberia to becoming a bestselling novelist, published by Red Hen Press and endorsed by Sir Stephen Fry!

Artem will read out extracts from his debut novel, “Spring in Siberia”; you will be able to buy signed copies of the novel at our meet-up. We will also discuss:

• How to write a successful novel;
• How to find your first literary agent in the UK and US;
• Self-publishing – pros and cons;
• How to promote and market your own books.

After Artem's presentation and Q&A, we will have an open mic for those willing to introduce themselves and read out their texts! Attention: open mic spaces are limited and can be booked by emailing us in advance!

Each ticket will include a glass of wine/soft drink and some nibbles. You can specify your choice of drink by emailing us closer to the date.

Proceeds from this event will go towards creating our very own LGMW website, which will support and promote multilingual and refugee authors. Please feel free to add a small donation, which will allow us to cover the costs of hiring this room from Kensington Central Library.

Tickets for this event are non-refundable and non-transferable, thank you for your ongoing understanding and support.

This meet-up is a MUST-ATTEND event for any author considering BUILDING THEIR PORTFOLIO IN THE WEST, SO PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKETS EARLY, BEFORE THEY SELL OUT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON 7 DECEMBER AT 18.30PM!

Yours sincerely,

Darya and Artem @artemograph

Praise for "Spring in Siberia":

“I read this and was very very impressed. It was touching and well written, genuinely compelling and convincing.”

– Writer, actor, and director Sir Stephen Fry is the author of, among many other international best-sellers, Troy, Mythos, and Heroes.

“There are writers who have talent, and there are writers who have fascinating stories to tell, and it’s not all that often that the two, blessedly, meet. But in Artem Mozgovoy’s Spring in Siberia they have indeed met—with a directness and clarity and acute sense of observation and of the childhood world around him that is as rare as it is invigorating. The story of an overly sensitive and creative child trying to thrive and survive in an adult world often impervious to his gifts is hardly a new one, but what Mozgovoy does in this moving and richly observed memoir is to shed new light on that age-old theme, as well as providing a kind of mini-history of the post-Gorbachev Russia and a deeply textured portrait of conflict-torn Siberian life. This is a wonderful book about a fascinating though troubled childhood by a deeply talented and original writer who had both the wits to survive it and the talent to transform it into art. It reaffirms my belief in both the healing power of literature and its ability to broaden the sympathies of all those who are fortunate enough to enter its domain. I admire it, and him, deeply.”

– Poet, novelist, essayist, and short story writer Michael Blumenthal is the former Director of Creative Writing at Harvard.

“With Spring in Siberia, a new, heady Russian dish—sweet, sad, savage and resolutely gay—has been brought in triumph to the table of American writing.”

– John Clanchy, Australian and international prizewinning author.