TELLING TALES WITH ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY, HOSTED BY JOANNE SEFTON
For our last event of 2026 we are thrilled to be joined by a Andrew Michael Hurley, a key figure in the current folk-horror resurgence. Andrew’s 2015 debut novel The Loney won the 2015 Costa First Novel Award, was The British Book Awards Book of the Year 2016 and was described by Stephen King as “amazing”. Since then, Andrew has published three novels and a collection of linked short stories. 2019’s Starve Acre was adapted into a film starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. His latest novel, Saltwash, came out in 2025. It is set in a dilapidated seaside hotel hosting a gathering of terminally-ill strangers.
“A tour de force of physiological fantasia . . . Writing of this quality – sensuous, exact, observant – ensures that other scenes, too, pulse with vitality . . . Hurley’s gothic storylines send spectres of deathliness through his fictional world. His prose brings it vividly alive” ― Sunday Times
As the nights draw in, join Andrew and Joanne for an autumnal evening on the dark side. We’ll be looking at Andrew’s stellar writing career to date and discussing how writers can bring a fresh perspective to enduring gothic themes and settings.
In the second half of the evening, we will be joined on stage by a small selection of local writers sharing work which resonates with our themes. If you would like to take part in this event as a panel member, please see the ‘Take Part’ page on our website.
Unreserved Seating in our Studio
