We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who attended our event on Sunday, in celebration and remembrance of late author Leela Soma, and to everyone who has watched the event recording since.
After intern and event chair Matilda Eker opened with a tribute to Leela, our wonderful panel, consisting of Mridula Sharma (previous Ringwood Intern), Isobel Freeman (Ringwood Chief Editor), Anne Pettigrew (Ringwood Author), and Anjana Sen (poet and Secretary of the Scottish Association of Writers), shared some moving stories about what a kind, motivated, and inspiring person Leela was, and about the immense legacy that she has left behind.
The panel discussed crime writing, Tartan Noir, and spoke about Leela’s novel Murder at the Mela. Before and after the discussion, Anjana read out some wonderful excerpts from the novel.
Following this moving and inspirational event, we have added a tribute to Leela on her author page, which can be found here. If you missed the event, you can find the recording on our Facebook page. To buy Murder at the Mela, click here Murder at the Mela is also available as an e-book, and as a Christmas bundle.