Welcome To Indie Author Fringe: Orna Ross

March 18, 2017

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Alliance of Independent Authors's Director, Orna Ross, welcomes us to the 2017 London Book Fair Indie Author Fringe, picks out some unmissable highlights and thanks the sponsors who allow ALLi to keep the Fringe free to authors everywhere.

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The Indie Fringe Author Conference takes place three times a year, in line with London Book Fair in April; Book Expo America in May and Frankfurt Book Fair in October

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