Meet the author Monique Roffey in an exclusive Edinburgh Libraries online event celebrating the power of women and writing.

Monique Roffey is an award-winning Trinidadian-born British writer of novels, essays, a memoir and literary journalism, a Senior Lecturer on the MA/MFA in Creative Writing at The Writing School, Manchester Metropolitan University, and tutor for the Norwich Writers Centre. Her seventh book, The Mermaid of Black Conch won the Costa Book of the Year, 2020. It was also short-listed for the Goldsmiths Prize 2020 and longlisted for the Rathbones/Folio Award.

Four of her novels are set in Trinidad and the Caribbean region. The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (2009) was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2010 and the Encore Award in 2011. Archipelago (2012) won the OCM Bocas Award for Caribbean Literature in 2013 and was shortlisted for the Orion Award 2014. House of Ashes, published in 2014, is a novel drawn from historical events and tells the story of a botched coup d’etat. It was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, 2015 and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Award in 2015. The Tryst, a work of literary erotica, was published in July 2017 by indie press Dodo Ink. Her memoir, With the Kisses of His Mouth traces a personal journey of mid-life sexual self-discovery.

Sarah Howells is a queer writer based in Edinburgh, committed to supporting people tell their stories creatively. She holds a MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Aberdeen and her work has featured on The Dangerous Women Project, Dear Damsels, All Washed Up, and the Big Lit Festival. As well as working at Edinburgh’s iconic Central Library, Sarah teaches creative life writing and journalling whilst working on short stories and a novel with themes of belonging and domestic violence.

An unmissable treat to celebrate International Women's Day 2021!

This event will take place online via Zoom.

It is suitable for adults only.