Marina Warner
Stories come from the past but speak to the present, and I have found that I need to write stories as well as deconstruct them and place them in historical contexts, because I myself love reading works of imagination, and I would like to join the conversation with admired predecessors, who range from Apuleius to Virginia Woolf, Italo Calvino, and Angela Carter.”
Recent Diary Entries
ICYMI: ‘Adored Image: Celia Paul’s Ghosts’, London Review of Books
Marina wrote a piece about Celia Paul for the London Review of Books. Part of Vol. 48, No. 12 (9 July 2026); the essay is about a publication of Paul’s work recently published by MACK Books, Celia Paul: Works 1975-2025. The piece is available to read o …
Edinburgh International Book Festival, 24 Aug 2026
What is ‘sanctuary’? Is it a sacred place where travellers and refugees might find safety and solace? Or is it a homeland to be shuttered and defended against incomers from the outside world? Exploring the concept throughout history and myth in her boo …
POSTPONED – 26 June 2026, Stories in Transit at Essex Book Festival!
The next Stories in Transit workshop is taking place on Friday 26 June, at St Leonard-at-the-Hythe Church (Hythe Hill Colchester, Essex CO1 2NP), 12-5pm, as part of the 2026 Essex Book Festival. Stories in Transit is an ongoing workshop series, invitin …