We Can Be Heroines - An Author Event
Three women writers talk about how they tell stories of heroines, past and present. Their protagonists can be flawed and contrary, as well as brave and determined. How do authors create characters readers want to spend time with? Who are their favourite literary heroines, both on the page and behind the words? And how do they deal with perceptions that ‘women’s fiction’ is less valuable or universal than the work of male writers? A fun discussion that revels in the diversity and daring of fictional women.
Kate Harrison/Eva Carter, author of How to Save a Life and Owner of a Lonely Heart
Frances Quinn, author of The Smallest Man and That Bonesetter Woman
Sue Teddern, author of Annie Stanley All at Sea and The Pre-Loved Club