At the Oxford Literary Festival on Saturday 9th April 2016 at 2pm, three distinguished panellists will discuss the Art of the Short Story, chaired by Claire Armitstead, Literary Editor of the Guardian. The participants are Helen Simpson, whose latest collection is ‘Cockfosters’, Frances Leviston, whose short story ‘Broderie Anglaise’ was shortlisted for the BBC’s National Short Story Award last September, and Kirsty Gunn, author of ‘My Katherine Mansfield Project’. The venue is Jesus College’s Ship Street Centre, and tickets can be booked here: http://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2016/april-09/the-art-of-the-short-story.
The event is part of the annual St Hilda’s Writers’ Day at the literary festival. All four participants and programme director Nicolette Jones are alumnae of the College.