Spicy Romantasy Night with Kate Forsyth & Lauren Jackson
Wednesday 15 July from 6pm to 8pm
Join us for a spicy fantasy panel event with Kate Forsyth and Lauren Jackson in conversation with Lily Crozier
Tickets include a glass of wine upon arrival.
The Changeling by Kate Forsyth is set against Scotland’s first witch-hunt, a young woman with faery blood must defy two queens to survive love, magic and treachery.
Fight for Us by Lauren Jackson is a dark, spicy vampire romantasy for lovers of Navessa Allen, Alex Aster and The Vampire Diaries.
Kate and Lauren will discuss their latest books and their experience with writing in the romantasy genre. Be prepared for a steamy one!
Kate Forsyth is an award-winning author and oral storyteller who grew up on tales of Scottish history and folklore told by her grandmother and great-aunts. Her books include Psykhe, a feminist reimagining of the ancient Greek myth; Bitter Greens, a retelling of Rapunzel which won the American Library Association award for Best Historical Fiction; and The Witches of Eileanan, a dark romantic fantasy which was named one of the Best First Novels by Locus. Kate has a Doctorate of Creative Arts in fairy tale studies, and runs writing retreats and literary tours in Greece, the Cotswolds and Scotland. She has sold more than 1.5 million books in twenty languages.
Lauren Jackson is an Australian author and an avid reader. Her hobby of writing stories developed into a passion when she discovered an online writing website at age fourteen. Since 2012, she has garnered thousands of followers and millions of views on her stories, which have helped grow and develop her love of writing. Lauren loves to write steamy romances (with a little mystery) and is always writing a new book.
Lily Crozier has always surrounded herself with books. Born in London into a family of book collectors, she has been a bookseller, BookToker and book publicist. She has a Bachelor in Asia-Pacific Studies and a Master in Publishing and studied in Australia and Japan. When she isn’t reading, writing or talking about books, you can often find her playing video games or dreaming up stories about monstrous men. She lives in Sydney with a book collection that’s too big for her apartment and can be found online as @lilycantstopreading. Vow of Eternal Night is her first novel.