Candice Carty-Williams: Stepping into YA

Age 14+

  • Sun 28 Aug 16:15 - 17:15
  • Northside Theatre
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  • Northside Theatre
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Candice Carty-Williams: Stepping into YA

Candice Carty-Williams, winner of the British Book Awards for her adult novel Queenie, joins us to celebrate her debut YA novella, Empress & Aniya, a body swapping story with a magical friendship at its heart. Aimée Felone, managing director at Candice’s children’s publisher, Knights Of, chairs this conversation about Candice’s route to publishing and her writing process.

Categories: Fiction, Writing/Publishing, Young Adults

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