Kate Mosse: Celebrating Women and Girls, Reclaiming History
From warrior queens to pioneering scientists, political trailblazers to everyday heroes, these stories inspire and empower — reminding us that the past is full of role models worth remembering and saluting those who are inspiring us today. As public discourse grows louder and more divided, Mosse’s message is hopeful and galvanising: that sharing women’s histories isn’t about division, but connection — and that knowing our past is essential to building a more equal future.
With wisdom, warmth and fierce intelligence, Mosse will explore why telling the whole story of history matters, how stories can drive change, and what it means to truly see ourselves in the past, present and future. A powerful event for anyone who believes stories shape the world — from teens to older readers - and that every voice matters.
| Date | Tuesday 11th November 2025 | |
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| Time | 7:30 PM | |
| Doors Open | 6:45 PM | |
| Venue | The Dembe Theatre (Formerly The Court Theatre) | |
Kate Mosse CBE FRSL is an award-winning novelist, playwright, performer, interviewer and writer of history and memoir. The author of eleven novels and short-story collections, her books have been translated into thirty-eight languages and published in more than forty countries. Fiction includes the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy (Labyrinth, Sepulchre, Citadel), The Joubert Family Chronicles (The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship, The Map of Bones) and No 1 bestselling Gothic fiction The Taxidermist’s Daughter and The Winter Ghosts. Her highly-acclaimed non-fiction includes An Extra Pair of Hands: A Story of Caring & Everyday Acts of Love and Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World, which inspired her one-woman theatre show. She has just completed her one-woman Labyrinth theatre show celebrating the 20-year anniversary of this global bestseller.
The Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction – the world’s largest annual literary awards celebrating writing by woman - she is also the founder of the global #WomanInHistory campaign. A trustee of the British Library, Kate is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Authors, a Visiting Professor of Contemporary Fiction and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester and President of the Festival of Chichester. The inaugural British Book Award for Social Impact in celebration of Allen Lane (to mark Penguin’s 90th anniversary) was awarded to Kate at the 2025 British Book Awards. The award was given in recognition of her significant contribution to the world of books, including co-founding the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
She was awarded a CBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours list 2024.