BRIDGWATER Arts Centre’s in-house writer, Sinéad Gillespie, will hold the first in a new BACTalk series celebrating local stories and people.

The talks are inspired by TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design), a not-for-profit video-talk initiative with the strapline: ‘ideas worth spreading’.

Gillespie had her first novel, but i love you, published in October – a “sexy, warm and challenging” story of two women falling for each other amid the highs and lows of human relationships in Brighton.

She will speak on ‘Hard-work, determination and creating your own luck’ – for Sinéad, they’re the magic ingredients.

Sinéad’s talk will take place on Friday, January 31.

There’s no admission charge for the talk as part of the Arts Centre’s ‘Free January’.

Visit the website at www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk for more information.