In Person and Online (all sessions streamed)
April 2nd to 4th, 2027 // Pitchfest March 31st to April 2nd
Regent’s University

Lucy van Smit // Writer and Broadcaster

A WRITER’S JOURNAL WORKBOOK  is a game-changer for writers – empowering, bursting with kindness, and a must-have companion to The Artist’s Way. “I’ve recommended it to all the writers I know!” Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning author & activist.

Lucy van Smit is an award-winning author, artist, and former documentary arts producer with a career spanning NBC News and Canadian Broadcasting. She’s interviewed literary greats like John le Carré and Ian McEwan, flown on Air Force One with President Reagan, and navigated coups, all before turning her creative focus to storytelling. 

Dyslexic with a Distinction in MA Creative Writing for Young People, Lucy’s debut YA novel, won the Bath Children’s Novel Award and was published by Chicken House Books. [Adapted as screenplay]
 

Her last book, A WRITER’S JOURNAL WORKBOOK [Bloomsbury 2022] an instant bestseller, on its 5th reprint, helps writers tame anxiety, rewild creativity, and master their craft.

Currently writing THE CREATIVE HEART [Bloomsbury Nov 2025] on creativity and intuition, Lucy has thirty-five years  in  spiritual development, and is fascinated by the similarities between writers & psychics. Lucy mentors writers through workshops and one-to-one coaching.

Lucy Is Appearing In These Sessions