City of Literature Weekend

Friday 25 – Sunday 27 May

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Our City of Literature Weekend brings together some of today’s best writers and thinkers for a weekend of talks and debates. This year we have punk icon Viv Albertine, 2017 British Book Award winner Sarah Perry and New York Times best-selling author Johann Hari to name just a few.

Take a look below at all of the events taking place over the weekend. Click on the events to find out more information and to book tickets.

Important information

Assisted performances: All events in the Adnams Spiegeltent will be BSL interpreted. All events in the Literature Tent will be BSL interpreted and Captioned.

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Day one: Friday 25 May

10am: Anthony Powell: A Life

Hilary Spurling

11.15am: A New Map of Wonders

Caspar Henderson

12.30pm: Women on Writing

with Sarah Perry and special guests

2.15pm: To Throw Away Unopened

Viv Albertine

3.30pm: (i)

In Memory of Rebecca McManus

6pm: 12 Steps from Genius

Day two: Saturday 26 May

10am: Why Writing Matters

with Charles Fernyhough, Salena Godden and Tom Shakespeare

11.15am: Disability Writes Back!

with Jackie Hagan, Owen Lowery and Tom Shakespeare

12.30pm: 5x15: Bodies

with Rachel Clarke, Gavin Francis, Jack Hartnell, Suzanne O’Sullivan and Aarathi Prasad

2.15pm: D/deafness Writes Back!

with Raymond Antrobus, Joyce Dunbar and Aliya Gulamani

3.30pm: Autism Writes Back!

with Laura James, Joanne Limberg and James McGrath

6pm: Is Everything We Know About Depression Wrong?

Johann Hari

Day three: Sunday 27 May

10am: Why the English Sailed to the New World

James Evans

11.15am: Going Nuclear

Fred Pearce

12.30pm: Bad Girls

Caitlin Davies

1.45pm: The History of Emotion

Rachel Hewitt

3pm: The Assembly of the Severed Head

Hugh Lupton

Tickets

Book four or more events and save £1.50 per ticket. Join us for all events across the weekend for £90 (save £46), this ticket must be booked via the Norwich Theatre Royal Box Office on 01603 766400.

In Association with Writers’ Centre Norwich

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