Join me and fellow grief authors: Amy White, Jo Hird and Debbie Enever to dicuss how writing about grief helped us and to celebrate the relaunch of Dear Blacksmith, 10 years on since the death of my love.

Dear Blacksmith: A Journey of Love and Loss

in 2016 my new love, Blacksmith Paul, died suddenly, leaving me bereft and floundering. Writing was my anchor during this period and I wrote relentessly onto a blog which in 2020 became the memoir, Dear Blacksmith, published by Valley Press. Derailed again by huge family trauma and the pandemic, the book never received the publicity it deserved so I have regained the rights and I’m giving it a new lease of life under my own imprint Pebble Press.

I’ll be launching the book at Sheffield Plate on Sunday 29th November alongside other authors on grief. Tickets here.

In the run up to the launch, I’m giving away my old Valley Press stock as review copies to people who are recently bereaved or who work with bereavement charities in return for reviews on Amazon.

If you know someone who would like a copy or if you would like a copy yourself, please email me beverleywardwriter@gmail.com.

Please use the QR code to leave a review if you have read and enjoyed the book and please tag people who may like to know about the book using the hashtag #dearblacksmith.