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Bound for Newfoundland
Jim Case from Newfoundland, Canada will be joining Sturminster Newton Literary Festival for this special talk via Zoom on 8 June 2022.
The Sturminster Newton Museum and Mill Society have just received a £14,000 grant to research the town’s connections with Swanskin and Newfoundland.
Jim Case is from Newfoundland, Canada and discusses his connections with Sturminster Newton and his novel based on the family history.
Ananias, James Case’s debut novel, was published in October of 2020 by Nevermore Press of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. A second novel Vicory is his work in progress.
https://www.jamescaseauthor.com/
The event is free but donations (for Sturminster Newton Literary Festival) are appreciated.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bound-for-newfoundland-tickets-301500324587
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