SURVIVAL YEAR: Chapter Seven Novel Reading by Jennifer Shearer French

I was influenced to enter the Wildsound Festival because it supports indie writers who have ideas outside the usual frame, and it puts forward stories from people who are looking to make a difference rather than make commercial products.

FORTY DAYS AND NINE MONTHS, Chapter 13 Novel Reading by James Jeffrey Paul

It tells the often-ignored story of one of the most terrible episodes of the Civil War. It makes them understand the sacrifices, the suffering, the terrible ambiguities of this terrible and endlessly meaningful war.