# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Local Authors Showcase
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Come along to meet four local authors as they share their journey and their books with you.About this EventThe authors taking part this year are Ann Bennett, Damiano Polcaro, Jerry Timmins and Sally Dickson.Moving around to listen each author giving a short talk, you will get to discover some new books and support local authors. There will also be an opportunity to talk to the authors and buy their books.About the authorsAnn Bennett:Ann Bennett is a British author of historical fiction whose debut, Bamboo Heart, was inspired by her father’s experience as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burma Railway. It won the Asian Books Blog prize in 2015 and was shortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards. Ann has written multiple novels, including The Tea Planter’s Club, The Amulet, and The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu. Her latest, The Bookseller of Kathmandu, launched in 2025. A former lawyer, she lives in Surrey, UK.Damiano Polcaro:Damiano Polcaro is a creative director, scriptwriter, and indie crime author based in Woking. After two decades shaping stories for brands, he turned to fiction, releasing his debut novel Bastard in August 2025—a darkly funny, stylish crime thriller set in modern-day London. The book earned strong reviews and an enthusiastic readership. Damiano is now working on its follow-up, Karma, alongside screenwriting projects, bringing sharp character focus and unpredictable energy to his work. Learn more at damianopolcaro.com.Jerry Timmins:Jerry Timmins, former BBC producer, reporter, and editor, oversaw media for the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East for 15 years. After leaving in 2010, he spent a decade consulting for governments and media owners across these regions. A professional drummer before his media career, he now plays jazz and rock in Dorking, Surrey, where he lives with his wife and two children. Educated at Kingswood School, Bath, he holds an English degree from Oxford University.Sally Dickson:Sally Dickson creates vast, cinematic worlds in her Dodecahedral Empire series—twelve human worlds filled with intrigue, danger, and hope. Her sweeping space operas explore loyalty, betrayal, and mythic journeys where power, love, and survival collide. A lifelong fan of Star Wars, Star Trek, and more recently Game of Thrones, Sally blends political drama, biological warfare, and raw human emotion. Her award-winning work has appeared in Interzone and the British Science Fiction Association.This event is in support of the National Year of Reading.Please note that this event will be facilitated in a way to be inclusive of everyone, including any attendees that may require additional support. If you have any additional needs or require any special assistance, please let us know prior to the event by contacting library.events@surreycc.gov.uk. The inbox is managed Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.If you are not able to or do not wish to provide us with any contact details (landline or mobile number and email address) you won’t be able to purchase a ticket online. Please visit the library that is hosting the event to purchase a ticket in person.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/farnham/local-authors-showcase/100001978613451095
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, performances, music, theatre, trips-adventures, trekking
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 3, max: 3, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Farnham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Farnham Library
- **lat**: 51.2134423
- **long**: -0.8032522
- **full address**: Farnham Library, 28 West Street, Farnham, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Surrey Libraries' Events (https://allevents.in/org/surrey-libraries-events/18656363)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Farnham Library, 28 West Street, Farnham, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 3 up to 3 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Surrey Libraries' Events
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, entertainment, performances, music, theatre, trips-adventures, trekking
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Local Authors Showcase ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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