Books can change the world
Thursday October 24, 5:30 – 6:30pm The Auditorium, The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich
Can we use fantasy to confront and alter reality? Acclaimed authors and ecological activists, Lauren (Wren) James and Liz Jensen, join forces for an inspiring conversation on the power of words, and how literature can be used for radical change.
Whether you already have a work in progress, want to start something new, or are simply interested in crafting a story from a climate and ecological perspective, this is the course for you. Novelist Liz Jensen and script consultant Eva Svenstedt-Ward will share their experience on aspects of narrative, including world-building, character, theme, plot and context, and help you […]
Liz Jensen talks with Booker Prize winning novelist
Shehan Karunatilaka about war, fiction, and the role of humour in storytelling.
HUM: Global Conference
12 SEPT ’24
Keynote by Shehan Karunatilaka, 2022 Booker Prize Winner
9-17:30 Multisalen, Room 21.05.54, University of Copenhagen, South Campus
17:30-20:30 docUNight, UN City, Marmorvej 51, Nordhavn, Copenhagen
Torsdag den 19. September Talk in Danish with Kristine Skytte Glue. Gratis tilmelding på arrebib.dk i appen ‘biliotek’ og på bibliotekerne.
Discussion – Caoilinn Hughes & Liz Jensen with Hilary Adam White September 27th – 29th , 2024 Caoilinn Hughes (The Alternatives, The Wild Laughter, Orchid & The Wasp) and Liz Jensen (Your Wild and Precious Life, The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, The Uninvited) are joined by writer, journalist and conservationist Hilary Adam White for […]
This event will show how it’s possible to find meaning, even in our darkest times, in the loss of what and who we love. And in finding them, emerge stronger. Liz’s son, Raphaël Coleman, a climate change activist and former child actor, was just twenty five when he collapsed and died unexpectedly. Rachel faced grief […]
