Lisa Drakeford, Sam Hepburn, Lisa Williamson, Steve Dearden

What if, while on the roller coaster ride of being a teenager, you hit such a sharp bend it threatens to derail you?

Join three authors of young adult fiction as they discuss the extraordinary themes of their novels, and the inspirations behind them. Lisa Williamson’s debut novel, The Art of Being Normal, is a ground breaking book about a transgender teenager which has been met with an amazing response. Lisa Drakeford’s, The Baby, discusses an issue as old as humanity, the consequences of an unexpected teenage pregnanacy. Meanwhile Sam Hepburn’s If You Were Me examines the consequences when world issues are brought to our doorstep in the shape of a suicide bomber.

Join a discussion about hard hitting themes relevant to our times.