Day of appearance – Saturday
Moira Buffini is one of the UK’s leading scriptwriters. She has written acclaimed TV, films and plays, including The Dig (BAFTA-nominated), Harlots, Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe, Dinner and Handbagged. She co-chairs the board of trustees of Tonic, a charity which supports equality, diversity and inclusion across the performing arts . She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. Songlight was her debut novel and was named YA Book of the Year across the national press. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the Branford Boase. Moira lives in London.
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Panel information – “But within every dystopia there’s a little utopia” – Margaret Atwood
The modern dystopian genre has been around since the 1920s and YALC have welcomed many of the authors of this topic over its 10 years. We continue with 2025s cohort of dystopian titles and look forward to hearing about the reflections we are seeing in today’s society across the pages of these popular books
Josh Silver – Chair, Kenechi Udogu, Moira Buffini