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Battle of the Genre

Saturday 13 July 2024 9.30am to 10.30am Newark Town Hall £7.00 (concessionary: 5.00 Festival Friends)

An epic battle between Crime, Vikings and Legends, Teen Humour and Romance, umpired by Dr Tim Rideout. Jo Callaghan brings her hotly anticipated and intricately plotted follow-up, Leave No Trace to the battle, while multi-million bestselling author, co-creator and screenwriter Holly Smale adds Harriet Manners from her teen rom com book and Netflix series, Geek Girl into the ring, as well as her time travelling counterpart from Cassandra in Reverse. Giles Kristian throws in the Viking worlds from The Rise of Sigurd trilogies and reimagined island history from Lancelot, Camelot and Arthur. And to finish off our battle we are delighted to welcome Sunday Times bestselling and award winning Rowan Coleman the screenwriter and author of sixteen novels including From Now Until Forever.

Organised by: Member of the public

Booking details

Advance booking is essential.

To book please visit www.newarkbookfestival.org.uk/newark-book-festival-programme/ to find out more and book your tickets today or call The Palace Theatre on 01636 655755 Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm

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