Watch live as Val McDermid discusses her LGBTQI+ writers

“Now our words are part of the mainstream of British literary life. LGBTQ writers are not only published by mainstream publishers and stocked by libraries, bookshops and supermarkets; they win major prizes. For so long conspicuous by our absence, we are now conspicuous by our presence.”

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Val McDermid discusses ten LGBTQI+ writers you should be reading https://t.co/9IDx8ctc8Y

— National Centre for Writing (@WritersCentre) August 10, 2019

Val McDermid is one of the biggest names in crime writing. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages and have sold over 16 million copies worldwide.

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