From new launches to festival announcements and everything in between. Here’s what’s been happening at Midas this week.
Irenosen Okojie’s Book Launch
The Midas team went to Irenosen Okojie’s book launch to celebrate the launch of Curandera. A story of rebirth and redemption, a mythic tale of recalibrations across time. Grab your copy here
Rob Starr debut The First Widow
It was wonderful to see Rob Starr’s interview with Bristol 24/7. Rob spoke with Sarski Anderson about his new book, The First Widow – from what inspired him to begin writing a thriller, to the brilliant Bristol locations that feature. You can read the full interview here
The First Widow publishes in ebook and paperback next week on the 29th August. Grab your copy here
The Windham-Campbell Prizes 2024 Festival Programme Announcement
The Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival 2024 programme has been announced, featuring a series of free lectures, screenings, and performances from this year’s prize recipients and alumni.
The festival will run from September 17 – 20 at various locations across Yale’s university campus and will celebrate the eight extraordinary writers each awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize worth $175,000 in April. This year’s “Why I Write” keynote address will be by the indomitable short story writer, novelist and translator Lydia Davis. The full programme is here
Follow @windhamcampbell for all updates about this year’s festival!
Windham-Campbell Prize x Literary Hub Podcast
Episode 7 of the new Windham-Campbell Prizes x Literary Hub Podcast series is out! Featuring special guest… m. nourbeSe philip.
philip chats to host Michael Kelleher, director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes, about Born To Slow Horses – a series of poetic meditations on islands and exile, language and ritual, and the force of personal and historical passions and grief by Barbadian poet and academic Kamau Brathwaite.
m. nourbeSe philip is a 2024 Windham-Campbell Prizes recipient for Poetry.
Listen to the full episode now by clicking here
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