#121: Kate Mosse — From Aspiring Writer to Literary Game-Changer, Launching The Women's Prize For Fiction, Writing Historical Fiction, Finding Success After Rejection

London Writers' Salon

Literary Legend Kate Mosse on writing 11 + novels, finding her voice with her fifth novel, researching historical fiction, pushing past doubt, dealing with rejection and how she launched the Women's Prize For Fiction.

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ABOUT KATE MOSSE

Kate Mosse is the author of eleven novels & short story collections, including the No 1 bestselling The Joubert Family Chronicles. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. Kate is the Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction & the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction - the largest annual celebration of women's writing in the world - and is the Founder of the global campaign #WomanInHistory launched in January 2021 to honour, celebrate and promote women’s achievements throughout history. She was awarded a CBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours List 2024 for services to literature, women and charity.

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• 📄Interview Transcript (unedited)
• https://www.katemosse.co.uk/
• Map of Bones
• The Ghost Ship
• Women's Prize for Fiction
• The Discoveries Program
• ​​Weekly Writers’ Hour Contest
• Trailer for Kate’s upcoming one-woman show!

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