Name: "If only" signing with Bethany Lunney
Start: 2025-03-29T11:00:00+00:00
Location: Script Haven

For many people, writing a novel and then actually getting it published seems like an unachievable dream.
But 15-year-old Bethany Lunney, from Malvern, has managed to do just that - with her book, inspired by her own life story.
Bethany started writing If Only when she was 11, shortly after being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Four years later, she said she wanted "to write a novel from the perspective of a neurodivergent teenager - by a neurodivergent teenager".
If Only tells the story of two girls, one with ASD and one who has suffered neglect and abuse at home, who become friends and learn how they can help one another.
Bethany said "I know there's been a few [novels about ASD], but they've been written by adults. So I feel like it's really good to get that raw insight from a teenager."
Bethany hopes her novel will show other young people like her that they are not alone.
There will be opportunities to purchase signed copies of the book and talk with this inspiring teenager