HILARY AUSTIN
Dip Hyp CS, Adv Dip CP
MY WRITING EXPERIENCE
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2021 – I came third in the Writers Bureau Flash Fiction Competition with my short story ‘The Last Visit.’
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2020 – My short play ‘Enough’ won the finals of the Write Here Write Now playwriting festival in Hertfordshire.
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2019 – Two of my short stories were published in the Hertford Writers Group Anthology ‘Herts and Minds.’
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2008 – I won the Writers Bureau Short Story Competition with my short story ‘Sackcloth and Ashes.’
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2006 – My true short story ‘Change of Heart’ was one of the five stories chosen to turn into plays at the Exeter theatre.
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Various articles published in small press publications.
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Professional Associations/Courses
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The Writers Bureau Writing course – joined in 2005
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Scriptwriting course run by The National Centre of Writing – 2020
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Playwriting course run by Contexture Theatre– 2019/2020
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Professional/Educational Qualifications
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Advanced Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Adv. Dip CP)
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Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills (Dip Hyp CS)
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Books and e-books
I am currently working on my first novel ‘Not the Strangers’ a dark psychological drama.
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Writers who have inspired me
Novels – Barbara Erskine and Natasha Mostert
TV – Jimmy McGovern and Jed Mercurio
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Horses have always been my passion, and I have used my knowledge to write stories with an equestrian theme.
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Dogs are my second love, and most of my characters will have a dog. My perfect place has always been in the countryside, in a forest, beside a lake, or sitting in a meadow, and these are places where I find the inspiration for my stories.
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I meditate regularly and have a strong interest in all things paranormal, including mediumship, psychic development, past life regression and astral travel.
