Welcome to the Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival!
All events take place at Morningside United Church
15 Chamberlain Rd, Edinburgh EH10 4DH
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Saturday Events
Modern Family: Love, drama, and defying family tradition with Melanie Cantor and Georgina Moore — Chaired by Claire Daverley
Melanie Cantor and Georgina Moore discuss the makings of a modern family and explore the themes of love, drama, and defying family tradition in their new books The F**k It List and The Garnett Girls.
Walking in the Shadow of Men: Bringing women to the centre of historical fiction with Lesley McDowell and Sara Sheridan — Chaired by Kim Sherwood
To close this year's author events, we’re delighted to welcome Sara Sheridan and Lesley McDowell to the stage. They join Kim Sherwood to discuss their new books, Clairmont and The Secrets of Blythswood Square, and the forgotten women of history walking in men's shadows.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: The magic and love of cosy fantasy with Nadia El-Fassi and Lucy Jane Wood — Chaired by Ann Landmann
Two debut authors Nadia El-Fassi and Lucy Jane Wood join us to celebrate the start of the witching season with their delightfully cosy fantasy novels, Best Hex Ever and Rewitched. With magic, uplifting themes of self-love, friendship, found family and a sprinkle of romance, these books are ones to curl up with this autumn.
Happy Ever After with Heidi Swain, Sharon Gosling and Rebecca Ryan — Chaired by Sara-Jade Virtue
Authors Sharon Gosling, Rebecca Ryan and Heidi Swain join Simon and Schuster's Sara-Jade Virtue to discuss their new feel-good novels, idyllic settings, love, life and answer some important questions - what is love and what makes a happily ever after?
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Witch trials in Scotland with C.J. Cooke and Kate Foster — Chaired by Jean Menzies
Witch Trials, a favourite topic from last year, returns to this year's festival with a Scotland-focused panel. C.J. Cooke and Kate Foster join Ancient Historian and author Dr Jean Menzies to talk about their new books, The Book of Witching and The King's Witches, the witch mania that gripped 16th Century Scotland and the themes of female camaraderie and strength prominent in both books.
SATURDAY EXTRAS
