The event is organised by the University of Sheffield and is part of the annual Festival of Words (see the official website for a ton of other interesting events).

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Tickets: £8/£7

From the organiser:

Thrillers, Mystery, and Romance: Three Young Adult Authors Chat Teen Fiction

Three rising stars of Young Adult fiction talk about their work with author Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson.    In Tomi Oyemakinde’s latest speculative thriller, We Are Hunted, seventeen-year-old Femi takes a top-secret business trip to a remote and mysterious island.  Helen Comerford’s The Love Interest is a swoony, humorous take on the conventions of the superhero-verse.   Drawing on his previous career as a celebrity journalist, award-winning author Benjamin Dean examines the dark underbelly of showbiz in How To Die Famous.

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is a Sunday Times bestselling author and the first winner of the Future Worlds Prize for SFF writers of colour.  Her book, The Principle of Moments, is an epic sci-fi fantasy.

Guest Curated by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Books will be on sale at the event and can also be ordered here.

Event-related discussions and more

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