Yvonne Banham
I live in central Scotland and write paranormal/fantasy fiction for readers aged 11 and over. I'm available for author visits including assemblies, class visits and creative writing workshops, either in person or online. I also have experience chairing events and delivering workshops for adults. Please use the contact form for further details or search the menu for upcoming news, blogs and book reviews.
For school visits in Scotland, I am also available through the following Live Literature link below.
Teachers, Librarians, & Independent Book shops.....
Do you have a group interested in creative writing? To support the launch of the third Delores Mackenzie book, I'm offering a limited number of Heroes and Villains workshops within the Central Belt of Scotland in October and November 2026. (Free of charge for this period only.)
For teachers and school librarians: is your class or book club reading a Delores Mackenzie paranormal mystery? Use the contact form to enquire about a free 20 minute Virtual Q&A.
Delores Mackenzie and the
Dead of Winter
Coming October 8th 2026
Published by Firefly Press
The ghoulish victim of a decades old murder is hunting Delores down. Rage-filled and unpredictable, Temperance Darrow is screaming for justice from beyond the grave. Delores' greatest challenge yet will take her and her friends Prudence and Gabriel from Edinburgh Old Town to far beyond the Arctic Circle, chasing after a mysterious book, a legend and a killer. But with the eyes of the Paranormal High Council everywhere, Prudence's unstable shapeshifting threatens to land them all in jail - or worse.
Pre-order/order using links:
Delores Mackenzie illustrations by Nathan Collins
The Dark and Dangerous Gifts of Delores Mackenzie
(Reviews)
'... a dreamy, involving delight, exerting a charmingly idiosyncratic pull on the reader. While she excels at rendering the domestic unheimlich, she is also brilliant at capturing the simple, comforting pleasures of a hot chocolate, a warm fire and true friends. This is Banham’s first novel and it augurs wonderful things to come.'
Philip Womack
Literary Review
..a delightfully dark fantasy/horror/gothic race against otherworldly menaces. Being set in modern times but neatly nestling in the dark menacing corners of old town Edinburgh and a graveyard gives it a palpable chill. It ably brings together everything I liked about the older TV and movie horror shows, without any of the kitch.
EMW
Reviewer
Netgally
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'...so creepy you can feel it running its fingers down your spine as you read it. It takes a cold grip on you and just doesn't let go...
...Prudence's book-selling technique had me absolutely dying of laughter. I know so many booksellers who would love to be able to do that!
A dark and dangerous gift of a novel'
Liam J
Reviewer
Netgalley
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