I am available for booking as a visiting speaker for groups, literary festivals, libraries and anywhere else where people might be interested to hear about my writing. Please see my range of talks below, although I’m happy to discuss a bespoke talk if there was a particular subject you were interested in.
To book a talk or for more information, please email [email protected]
40 minutes, plus time for questions
How a childhood dream of being an author was repeatedly put off until I was approaching my 40s, and then took another 15 years to come true. Lessons learned along the way and the difference that the outcome, and the journey itself, made in my life.
40 minutes, plus time for questions
Do novels have to be based on personal experience, or can you make stuff up and still feel authentic? I talk about the relationship between fact and fiction in my own books, and the different ways that they are (or aren’t) autobiographical.
Different length versions available
A music-and-words collaboration with singer-guitarist Olly Hopper-Pay. I read extracts from Dead Man Singing, interspersed with Olly performing songs mentioned in the book. We offer 30 minute, 20 minute and 15 minute versions, plus additional introduction and discussion as well as time for questions. If you would like this as part of a longer presentation, it can be combined with readings from my other books, and/or solo performance by Olly of his own songs.
Cafe Riva, Boscombe Overcliffe Drive BH5 2EL, March 31st 2026, 6.30pm
Steve and Olly perform the full version of Dead Man Singing Live, with readings and songs from the first two chapters of the book.
Price: Free, but advance booking advisable.