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 Knausgård (NO) and Margaret Atwood (CA).

International Authors' Stage: Adania Shibli (PS)
Palestinian author Adania Shibli returns to International Author's Stage to talk about her award-winning and hard-hitting novel Minor Detail.

International Authors' Stage: Nino Haratischwili (GE)
Meet the award-winning German-Georgian author, playwright and director Nino Haratischwili at International Authors' Stage.

International Authors' Stage: Geir Gulliksen (NO)
When Geir Gulliksen is a guest at International Authors' Stage, it will be about his entire work and the major themes that recur in it: Power relations, gender roles and men's vulnerability.

International Authors' Stage: Kamel Daoud (FR)
Kamel Daoud's commitment to women's rights and criticism of religion has made him a controversial but important figure. Meet the novelist at the International Authors' Stage.