Jackie Kay

Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing

Jackie Kay, Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing
West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth

Friday 14 March, 7:30pm
Join the 2013 Brontë Society Writer in Residence, Jackie Kay as she opens the fourth Bronte Festival of Women’s Writing. Jackie Kay grew up in Glasgow and has written all her life, publishing novels, poetry and short stories. Several of her adult poetry collections have won or have been shortlisted for awards. Her first novel Trumpet won the Author’s Club First Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize. Red Dust Road won the Scottish Book of the Year award and was picked as a World Book Night title.

Tickets £6

Jackie will also be running a Creative Writing Workshop on Saturday 15 March from 2-5pm.

Festival tickets can be bought from louisa.briggs@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188 or booked online.