Marina Warner
Diary
ICYMI: ‘Adored Image: Celia Paul’s Ghosts’, London Review of Books
23/07/26Marina 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
06/07/26What 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!
26/05/26The 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 …
My Parish Drawings
25/05/26Read Marina’s piece for Drawing Matter’s online ‘Texts’, in which she talks about a series of drawings she bought decades ago by Henry William Parish. They date from the 1790s and document his time on an expedition to China: During the long sea voyage, …
7 June 2026, JLF London at the British Library
18/05/26Marina is taking part in two events on Sunday 7 June at Jaipur Literature Festival London, which are happening in the British Library: The Shelter of Stories with Samantha Ellis and Namita Gokhale, in conversation with Somnath Batabyal 12.30-1.3 …
EXPeditions – Sanctuary: Ways of Telling, Ways of Dwelling, in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi
11/05/26Listen to Marina in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi about Sanctuary: Ways of Telling, Ways of Dwelling: Marina Warner takes the idea of Sanctuary into an ethical and imaginative register and consider it as a set of images, places, stories, as well a …
5 May 2026 – The Country of Words, Birkbeck Arts Week event + workshop
22/04/26Julia Bell’s new book, Between the Lines, explores the creative writing class from personal experience of its dynamics. Marina Warner’s recent study, Sanctuary: Ways of Telling, Ways of Dwelling, proposes that imaginative story-making can build home an …
17 April 2026, discussing ‘Sanctuary’, Barnsbury Book Festival, 3.30 – 4.30pm
12/03/26Marina Warner’s numerous books, stories and essays explore myth, storytelling, history and society. In Sanctuary she investigates ideas of refuge, hospitality and belonging, and how storytelling helps people endure and understand crisis. She will be di …
30 March 2026, EXPeditions Book Club #2, 7-8pm (online)
12/03/26Marina Warner will join us and answer your questions about her latest book SANCTUARY, in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi. Sanctuary is an ancient right. It both promises and is a haven. It is a place of refuge and of freedom from harm. With bril …
19 February 2026, Marina introduces Dr Soody Gholami’s ‘Unhomely England in Post-Imperial British Novels’
12/02/26Next Thursday evening, join the book launch of Unhomely England in Post-Imperial British Novels by Dr Soody Gholami, which will be introduced by Marina. The event is from 6-8pm, and is taking place at Birkbeck Central (Malet St, London WC1E 7HY). Soody …