ON 2nd June 2025, I was invited to be a guest speaker on the panel of the 2nd Neurodiversity Conference at HMP Warren Hill, a familiar venue. With an audience of inmates, staff and professionals 100 hundred strong, it was clearly a very important and necessary event. Neurodiversity is of a high percentage in theContinue reading “Second Neurodiversity Conference”
Category Archives: Poetry
Hello 2025!
Well, the year ended on a really high note! Just before Christmas, Dial Lane books in Ipswich were kind enough to host my book launch. The book, Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets, is a tale about four punk friends from 1976 to the present day. It’s a tragicomedy in the same sort of category asContinue reading “Hello 2025!”
CV, Reviews, and links to work: Virginia Betts.
Below is a comprehensive list of professional work, performances and writing: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) Acting and The Speaking of Verse and Prose, all grades to gold medal. 1981-1992. LAMDA teaching certificate. Winner of the Ironside-Wood Trophy for poetry, 1989. (Suffolk Music Festival) Certificate in Creative Writing, University college, Suffolk, 2011 Continue reading “CV, Reviews, and links to work: Virginia Betts.”
Books and performances links to all things coming up.
This is a quick post to keep you all informed of the events I have coming up and new publications. Above, you can see pictures of the current books I have available. The Camera Obscure: Supernatural stories; Tourist to the Sun and That Little Voice (poetry). You can purchase all of these on Amazon, DialContinue reading “Books and performances links to all things coming up.”
In Constant Pursuit of Happiness
If you check out the title, you might think it can be taken in two ways: We are all constantly pursuing happiness, or happiness is ‘inconstant.’ And that’s the thing – maybe due to the pressures of social media, tv and magazines, we expect to be happy and entertained all the time and believe thatContinue reading “In Constant Pursuit of Happiness”
2024 is exciting far!
I have somewhat neglected to write here, as I have now got a regular spot writing a blog article each month for the Felixstowe magazine App https://thefelixstowemagazine.com This is a wonderful local app, which showcases local talent, event, venues – always an interesting read. I write PENspiration! (click to reveal my January article and clickContinue reading “2024 is exciting far!”
Exhausting? NO! Proof that life improves with age.
I had a look back when I was sorting out my biography, and I can’t believe the things I have done in a short space of time. Here’s a sample of my journey so far: I am a writer, tutor and actor. I graduated from Essex University, (UK) with a degree in Literature, and laterContinue reading “Exhausting? NO! Proof that life improves with age.”
A taste of things to come!
As well as the imminent publication of my second poetry collection, That Little Voice, (copyright Virginia Betts, 2023) being on the horizon, I have also been busy putting together the second collection of stories. The amazing Lyn Stuart is once again illustrating for me. I’ve got the usual gothic, ghosts and other supernatural tales, butContinue reading “A taste of things to come!”
Book events coming up!
Please join me to grab a copy of Tourist to the Sun, my poetry collection, and/orThe Camera Obscure, my gothic story collection. This follows being one of the winning authors for the inaugural fringe event. Come and meet me – I’ll be in festive mode and obligatory funny hat, signing copies and having a chat!Continue reading “Book events coming up!”
Female empowerment at Primadonna: supporting and inspiring writers.
I have just spent most of the weekend at the thinking woman’s equivalent of Glasto for writers and I am feeling inspired. Last year I performed at Primadonna as Anne Boleyn’s angry ghost but I didn’t get much time to look around fully. If you aren’t aware, Primadonna is a festival held in the lovelyContinue reading “Female empowerment at Primadonna: supporting and inspiring writers.”
Virginia Betts 