The 2018 Narberth Book Fair, recently held at the Queen’s Hall, is now over for another year, but organisers Judith Barrow and Thorne Moore are delighted with its success.

“We brought together 45 authors from all over south Wales and beyond,” said Judith, “and the hall was busy with enthusiastic readers all day. It puts Pembrokeshire on the literary map.”

Around 600 people visited the fair, which coincided with the popular Narberth Food Festival.

Joint organiser Thorne Moore commented: “Reading and eating are a great combination! We’re already planning next year’s Book Fair for the same weekend as the Food Festival.”

The writers who attended the fair represented every genre, from historical novels to crime fiction, thrillers and science fantasy.

Children’s writer Colin R Parsons said: “The Narberth Book Fair is so friendly. It’s great to meet up with fellow writers and so many keen readers and have a good book chat with everyone.”

The fair included ‘Meet the Editor’ sessions for the first time, with Caroline Oakley from Honno Press and Janet Thomas from Firefly Press, meeting aspiring authors for pre-booked feedback talks.

Caroline Oakley said: “Meeting new writers is always a treat and I think we could well have discovered some very talented ones.”

This year the Book Fair supported the charity Burns By Your Side and hasraised £150 through a raffle and coffee morning.

Local organiser for the charity, Sarah Ellis, commented: “We are so grateful for this donation. This will help train more volunteers and their companion dogs to go into schools and help children who struggle with reading to become more confident.”