12th May 2017 6:00pm
Sallis Benney Theatre
How do you write about tough subjects with honesty, hope and humour? Sharing their experiences and offering tips for budding writers are: Alex Wheatle, winner of the 2016 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for Cranston Knights, a hard-hitting novel set on an estate plagued by knife crime; Brighton-born Patrice Lawrence, whose urban thriller Orangeboy was shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Book Award; Non Pratt, a 'writer to watch' (Guardian) whose novels include Trouble, Remix and Truth or Dare; and Queen of Teen 2014 Juno Dawson, author of 6 YA novels and a bestselling non-fiction guide to life for young LGBT people, This Book is Gay.
Tickets: £7
