In October, the Goldenford team - Jackie Luben with Irene Black and Jennifer Margrave - repeated
their recent, successful workshop on Point of View (at Cranleigh) for the Arts Alive Festival in
Dorking and Leatherhead.
Jackie and Irene were at the Guildford Institute, selling and signing their books,
to coincide with the Guildford Book Festival.
Jacquelynn Luben was one of the three authors from Goldenford Publishing
(with Irene Black and Jennifer Margrave) presenting the successful workshop,
‘Depends on your Point of View', at the
Cranleigh Arts Centre in September.
Jackie Luben was at the Pirbright Horticultural Show in July, selling and signing her books,
along with those of other local authors.
23rd April 2012 - World Book Night at Guildford Library - Jacquelynn Luben was at this exciting event, with the other members of the
Goldenford Publishers' team and also another 30 Surrey authors, all of whom were
available to talk to members of the public from 7.30 p.m. right up till midnight.
There were quizzes and prizes, the event was featured in the local press, and about
150 members of the public turned up and chatted with the authors.
During November, Jackie Luben was selling and signing books at the
Goldenford stand at George Abbot School, Burpham, and St Peter's School,
Merrow with other Goldenford authors. They were also at the Guildford
Institute, selling and signing for four days.
In November, Jacquelynn Luben was one of the three Goldenford authors presenting a writers'
workshop: ‘Mapping your Story’, at the Cranleigh Arts Centre, and this
was well attended and extremely successful. She also participated in an earlier
workshop in Cranleigh, Sense and Sensibility in October.
Jackie Luben gave a successful talk to the daytime Reading Circle at Knaphill Library on her books and short stories and what
inspired them, in October 2011.
Jackie joined with two other Goldenford authors in a very successful performance of
'Music and the Muse' at Staines Synagogue in August.
Jackie Luben was at the Pirbright Horticultural Show selling and
signing books at on 30th July.
Jackie gave a talk at Knaphill Library to the Knaphill
Reading Circle about her books and short stories and what
inspired them, in May 2011.
In October 2010, Jackie was with the Goldenford authors at a performance
of Music and the Muse at the Guildford Institute, which
was much enjoyed.
Jackie was with two other authors from Goldenford Publishers for a workshop
- Mapping your Story - at Leatherhead, part of the Mole
Valley Arts Alive Festival, October 2010.
Jackie Luben was at Pirbright Horticultural Show in July, with Irene Black, both selling and
signing Goldenford books.
Jacquelynn Luben gave a talk on self publishing to the Guildford
Writers' Workshop group, run by Stella Stocker, at the Guildford Institute,
on Tuesday, 18th May.
Jacquelynn Luben was at the Brighton Fringe Festival, on 15th May
2010 with other Goldenford authors when they presented a writers' workshop,
based on their succussful Sense and Sensitivity workshops carried out in 2009.
Jackie Luben was at Bramley Library on both 4th February and
26th February with other members of the Goldenford team, talking
to the two Library Reading Groups about her novels.
Jacquelynn Luben was at Waterstone's, Dorking on Sunday, 22nd November to sign
copies of her two novels, A Bottle of Plonk and Tainted Tree,
together with fellow author, Irene Black with her Indian novels. "Sense and Sensitivity - Five Senses in Fiction" (A Writers' Workshop)
at Mole Valley Arts Live Festival 2009 - Saturday, 10th October and at the
Guildford Book Festival 2009 on Saturday, 17th October.
Jackie was one of the Goldenford authors running two workshops on consecutive weeks, in
which they used their knowledge and expertise to help develop aspiring writers' creativity. Behind the Scenes at the Publishing House
Jackie, together with fellow writer, Irene Black, gave a talk about Goldenford
Publishers to members of Staines Synagogue on 6th October. Book Signing
Jackie was at Pirbright Horticultural Show with Irene Black, both selling and
signing Goldenford books. Writing from the Roots - Bookham Library, Surrey
Jackie Luben was with Irene Black and Jay Margrave of Goldenford Publishers to give a talk on where
their writing comes from - at Bookham Library, Great Bookham
on 14th July. Bookboyz, Farnborough, Hants, July 2009
A Goldenford event was held at Bookboyz Bookshop, 28-30 Kingsmead, Farnborough, GU14 7SL,
on Saturday, 4th July when Jackie Luben, with Jay Margrave and Irene Black
signed copies of their books. Schwanhäuser Bookshop, Freiburg, Germany, June 2009
Jacquelynn Luben was invited to give a talk to members of the British/Germany Society, entitled Laughter and
Tears, with extracts from her fiction work, Tainted Tree and A Bottle of Plonk,
and non-fiction, The Fruit of the Tree.
Staines Synagogue, May 2009
Jacquelynn Luben gave a talk to members entitled Writing from my roots, with
extracts from Tainted Tree, A Bottle of Plonk
and The Fruit of the Tree.
The Deli, Farnborough, May 2009
The Goldenford authors, Irene, Jackie and Jay, gave a talk to an audience at The Deli
on Novel Food. Jackie gave readings from A Bottle of Plonk and Tainted Tree. Guildford Library, April 2009
Irene Black, Jacquelynn Luben and Jennifer Margrave talked about their publishing
company, Goldenford Publishing Ltd. Writing Your Life Story, Guildford Institute, March 2009
Jacquelynn Luben participated in this once-a-term workshop at the Guildford Institute,
describing how she wrote The Fruit of the Tree, an autobiographical slice of life, and
went about publishing it. Guildford Museum, March 2009
Irene Black, Jacquelynn Luben and Jennifer Margrave talked about their publishing
company, Goldenford Publishing Ltd.