Keighley born novelist Ross Raisin returns to Haworth

A press release from the Brontë Parsonage Museum: 

Keighley born novelist Ross Raisin returns to Haworth

Keighley born novelist Ross Raisin will be returning to Haworth next month to read from his work as part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s contemporary arts programme.

On Wednesday 7th March, at 2pm, Ross Raisin will be talking about his recently published second novel, Waterline. The event will take place at the West Lane Baptist Centre in Haworth.

Ross Raisin, who attended Bradford Grammar School and went on to study English Literature at King’s College London, published his debut novel God’s Own Country in 2009. The novel tells a dark tale of a farmer’s son living on the Yorkshire Moors and was shortlisted for eight separate awards, including the Guardian First Book Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize. Ross Raisin has been described by The Guardian as ‘a young writer to watch’ and his second novel, Waterline, was serialised on BBC Radio 4. Ross Raisin won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award in 2009.

Tickets are £5 and can be booked from the Brontë Parsonage Museum: jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188.