Big Beginnings

A writer’s debut is momentous, introducing them to readers for the first time.

In this panel discussion, three debut novelists discuss their emergence as writers and the journey to publication. Dominic Amerena’s I Want Everything is a twisting tale of literary theft and intrigue where an ambitious young writer encounters a legendary reclusive author years after an infamous case of plagiarism. Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time was an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits won the 2024 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and has been adapted for BBC Radio 4.

Join Dominic, Kaliane and Ferdia as they talk about the challenges of writing a debut novel. With author Madeleine Gray.