Age Guidance: All are welcome
Hear three finalists for Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour, reading and discussing their work.
Looking for your next favourite read? One that will take you out of this world?
Join Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour and meet three authors making waves on the SFF scene. M. H. Ayinde, Marve Anson and Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson discuss their books, creating epic new worlds, and what SFF tells us about the time and place we live in.
The event will be chaired by award-winning author Tasha Suri.
Curated by Future Worlds Prize.
Please note an online recording of this event will be made available for 1 month after the event. Tickets for the streamed recording are available here.
Access information:
- All of our in-person events Friday-Sunday, including this one, will be BSL Interpreted for audiences that require it. For workshops, you will be asked when booking your free ticket if you require the services of a BSL interpreter. For all workshops where one or more attendees require BSL interpretation, we will arrange for an interpreter to be there.
- This event is wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets.
- Deptford Lounge has Changing Place facilities, an induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information: deptfordlounge.org.uk/access
- A quiet space is available during the day at Deptford Lounge, in the Music Room, on the first floor.
- If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the Festival, for example, larger print handouts at workshops, or a scribe, please get in touch before the Festival day at: access@spreadtheword.org.uk
- If you require assistance on the Festival day itself, please come to the Festival Hub in the foyer of Deptford Lounge where we will be happy to help you.
For more information about the access provision available, please visit: spreadtheword.org.uk/access-at-deptford-literature-festival
Duration: 1 hour
