Xan Brooks is a renowned film critic, journalist and author of acclaimed debut novel 'he Clocks in This House all Tell Different Times. He is currently Writer in Residence at Falmouth University.

In this public lecture entiltled 'Authorial Responsibility vs Creative Freedom: Whose Story is it Anyway?' Xan will consider the responsibility of a writer when telling the story of a person, a place or a history, of which they have no first-hand experience.
~ Does a heterosexual author have the right to write in the voice of a gay character, or a white male author in the voice of a black female heroine?
~ Is the current debate a necessary corrective, highlighting the need for greater diversity in British publishing? Or does it risk throwing the baby out with the bath-water, stifling creative freedom & blunting the essential point of fiction writing (to make stuff up)?

Book your free ticket to the lecture now while places are available! Entry strictly by ticket only.

*We are sorry- a small informal reception following the lecture is now fully booked*