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19 03, 2024

Chris Patten – last night’s moving farewell Chancellor’s event and why I appreciate his generosity of spirit .

By Sylvia Vetta|March 19th, 2024|Categories: Ai Weiwei, China, Art & History, Events, Oxford, Oxford Castaways|0 Comments

In February, Chris Patten announced that he will retire as Chancellor of Oxford University. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-02-05-lord-patten-barnes-announces-his-retirement-chancellor-university-oxford So the Chancellor’s event last night was an interview with him. https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2024/march-18/chancellors-lecture-from-china-to-the-middle-east-and-ukraine-a-world-in-turmoil I was moved for many reasons by last night's interview. He was

5 02, 2024

Are we sleepwalking into World War 111?

By Sylvia Vetta|February 5th, 2024|Categories: Letters to the press, Madras Courier, Oxford|0 Comments

Undermining the UN is putting the world in great peril. I tried writing to British papers and the BBC on this issue to no avail. I’m grateful to the Madras Courier for publishing this opinion piece by me. If you

17 11, 2023

Oxford: Murder Capital of the World?

By Sylvia Vetta|November 17th, 2023|Categories: Events, Kennington, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways|0 Comments

https://www.oxfordindiebookfair.co.uk/whats-on/ Avert Your Eyes.... At the Oxford Indie Book Fair on November 26, I have the delightful opportunity to discuss Oxford-murder capital of the world? Odd to link ‘delight’ to ‘murder’? Crime fiction is the most popular genre so,unless

27 10, 2023

The Fourth Oxford Indie Book Fair: Exciting event in a great venue – November 26

By Sylvia Vetta|October 27th, 2023|Categories: Art, Biography, Events, History, Kennington, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways, The Oxford Times|0 Comments

Andy Severn of Oxford eBooks organised a book fair in the village where I live. I encouraged author, architect and founder of the Isle of Wight festival, Ray Foulk and publisher James Harrison to have stands. We felt the idea

18 10, 2023

Current of Death out as an Ebook!

By Sylvia Vetta|October 18th, 2023|Categories: Events, Kennington, Novels and short stories, Oxford, The Oxford Times|0 Comments

My first novel Brushstrokes in Time is set in China and the USA, Not so Black and White (with Nancy Mudenyo Hunt) is located in London and west Kenya and Sculpting the Elephant in Oxford and India. My fourth novel,

4 07, 2023

Oxib@The Oxford Festival of the Arts: See you on July 16?

By Sylvia Vetta|July 4th, 2023|Categories: Art, Events, History, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways, The Oxford Times|0 Comments

The way to the festival Marquee Oxib@The Oxford Festival of the Arts: See you there? https://www.oxfordindiebookfair.co.uk/oxford-festival-of-the-arts-2023/ Full list of oxib exhibitors on this link The Oxford Festival of the Arts is underway. https://artsfestivaloxford.org/ The murals were magnificent stupendous

18 06, 2023

The Oxford Festival of the Arts final event. I’ll be there. A date for your diary July 16 11am -4pm?

By Sylvia Vetta|June 18th, 2023|Categories: Art, Events, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways|0 Comments

A date for your diary? July 16 11am -4pm. OXIB is in its third year so we are considering expanding and adapting. We'll have 25 tables in the marquee at the last event of the Oxford Festival of

12 06, 2023

Mixed Up Love according to Claret Press & why it matters.

By Sylvia Vetta|June 12th, 2023|Categories: Antiques, Art, Biography, History, India, Mixed relationships, Novels and short stories, Oxford|0 Comments

Claret Press’s blog on mixed relationships mentions some of my experiences. https://www.claretpress.com/single-post/mixed-up-love I wrote a piece on the subject for the Madras Courier. https://madrascourier.com/.../on-mixed-race-relationships/ 150,000 people, mostly of Indian ancestry, read it. (The editor seems to know how to work

28 05, 2023

A blog about where I live – a secret place with hidden beauty.

By Sylvia Vetta|May 28th, 2023|Categories: Kennington, Lost History, Novels and short stories, Oxford, The Oxford Times|0 Comments

Kennington is a large village situated on the edge of Oxford. Unlike our neighbour, Kennington is an unassuming almost private place. Oxford and the nearby Cotswolds team with tourists - you won’t find any in Kennington. We like it that

9 05, 2023

The unsung and why I want to shout about them.

By Sylvia Vetta|May 9th, 2023|Categories: China, Art & History, Lost History, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways, The Oxford Times|0 Comments

A small group of us walk in nature together and write poetry inspired by what we see. My artist friend and author of, Nature Unlocked, Diana Bell, took us to Dry Sandford last week. The previous day, a public