Elodie Harper & Nikita Gill

Elodie Harper & Nikita Gill

Women of the Ancient World

Mythical retellings and unknown histories resonate with our experiences of exile and resilience, and the transformative potential of embracing one’s own power.

In conversation with BBC broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed, Elodie Harper discusses her latest historical fiction with the daughter of one of Britain’s most powerful heroines Boudicca at its heart and Nikita Gill will introduce her reimagining of the forgotten origins of the goddess of witchcraft, Hekate.

‘Without a doubt, Harper is one of the most important writers working in historical fiction today.’
Nikita Gill

Elodie Harper is a bestselling author whose Wolf Den trilogy has won wide acclaim. Elodie’s first standalone novel set in the ancient world – Boudicca’s Daughter – publishes in the UK and US in August 2025. Alongside her career as a writer, Elodie worked many years as a reporter at ITV News, and before that as a producer at Channel 4 News.

Nikita Gill the author of best selling poetry books, short stories, plays, audio dramas  She has written and curated eight volumes of poetry and is one of the most followed poets on Instagram with a world-wide fan-base of over 650,000 followers.

Limited number of free tickets to residents in postcodes CR4, CR7, SM3 and SM4 (restricted to two free tickets per event, per household).

Under-30s tickets – £6.50.