The Genre Factor, or the Death of Literary Fiction? An Author-Publisher Debate

Panellists include:

Authors: Roma Tearne (Brixton Beach (2009), The Swimmer (2010) and Bone China (2008), HarperCollins) and Polly Courtney (author of titles including Golden Handcuffs (2006) and It's a Man's World (2011), Avon/HarperCollins and self-published)

Publishers: Sam Humphreys, Publisher, Serpent's Tail, and Juliette Mitchell, former Editor, Penguin Books

Literary agent: Ben Mason, FoxMason

Chairs: Mary Ann Kernan and Julie Wheelwright, Centre for Creative Writing, Translation and Publishing, Department of Creative Practice and Enterprise, City University London

No booking required. Light refreshments will be provided.