International Authors' Stage
In-depth conversations with internationally recognised authors.
Meet the greatest writers from around the world for in-depth conversations in The Black Diamond's beautiful event hall, the Queen's Hall.
Founded in 2008, the International Authors' Stage has since hosted more than 150 authors from around the world - from Nobel Prize winners like Annie Ernaux (FR) and Abdulrazak Gurnah (TZ) to new voices like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (NG) and Édouard Louis (FR) and beloved bestselling authors like Isabel Allende (CL), Salman Rushdie (UK), Karl Ove Knausgaard (NO) and Margaret Atwood (CA).
International Authors' Stage: Margaret Atwood (CA) in conversation with Lotte Folke
Award-winning author Margaret Atwood is one of the most significant and influential writers alive today, particularly within genres such as dystopian and speculative fiction.
International Authors' Stage: Michael Cunningham (US)
The author of "The Hours", Michael Cunningham, is back with the novel "Day" after nine years of waiting. Experience him in The Black Diamond for the year's last International Authors' Stage.
