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  Last weekend I had the great pleasure of attending the inaugural Wick Indie Book Festival - postponed from 2020 for obvious reasons. The event was organised by Glyn Salisbury and his 'Write Place 2b' writing group, based in Wick, and took place in the Norseman Hotel over three days. The hotel is centrally placed, with friendly staff and plenty of nearby parking. Sunday lunch - a reasonably priced 3 course carvery - was delicious and the staff very attentive. Some of our group had special dietary requirements and one young waiter went out of his way to be helpful. As I was unable to attend on the Friday, I missed talks by Gaby Barnby and Birgit Itse, a workshop given by Glyn and readings from members of the Write Place 2b group. On Saturday, however, I heard talks by Morag Macrae, Stuart Wardrop, Gail Anthea Brown and Les Cowan on subjects as varied as children's writing, how to write short stories, publishing and crime fiction with a difference. On Sunday I went to a talk