Growing up is hard, be it in a not-so-secret society of witches, a family of monster hunters or quite literally in two different worlds. Join authors Susan Dennard, V.V. James and Joma West as they explore the trials and tribulations of their protagonists in their journey towards adulthood.
Susan Dennard is the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Luminaries trilogy, the Witchlands series (now in development for TV from the Jim Henson Company), and the Something Strange and Deadly series—in addition to various other fiction published online. Before becoming an author, she got to travel the world with her M.Sc. in marine biology. She also runs the popular newsletter for writers, the Misfits and Daydreamers. When not writing or teaching writing, she can be found reading, playing with her toddler, or mashing buttons on one of her way too many consoles.
Vic/V.V. James is the author of the SANCTUARY universe books, now a major AMC streaming series. SANCTUARY is a tale of secrets, twisted friendship, and a modern-day witch-hunt when a small town spins out of control following accusations of murder by magic. The followup, BITTERSHORE, is out this autumn. James also wrote the Dark Gifts trilogy, beginning with GILDED CAGE, which was a Radio 2 Book Club and 2018 World Book Night pick, and won the Prix Imaginales, Europe’s foremost SFF award. When not writing, she makes political documentaries for the BBC.
Joma West is a third culture writer whose work straddles both fantasy and science fiction. Growing up bouncing between countries has given her work a certain displaced flavor and you can see many African and Asian influences in her writing. Joma's novella, Wild, won the 2016 MMU novella award and her 2022 debut novel, Face, was met with acclaim. She lives in Glasgow.
Her latest book is Twice Lived.
Follow Joma on X @JomaWest
This event will be chaired by Eleanor Pender.
About the event
Running time: 55 minutes followed by a book signing
Venue: Pleasance Theatre
Price: £11/£8 concession - In Person - or £5.50 Live Stream - (plus 50p booking fee)
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