Talks, panels and interviews
Talks, Panels and Interviews
Sophie is available to deliver talks and to take part in panels at literary events, festivals and conference as chair or participant. She has spoken at the Hay Festival, the Llandeilo Festival, These3Streams and a number of literary events in and around Wales and the South West, as well as events in libraries and bookshops.
Examples of Public Speaking Events
6 March 2025: ‘Strong Female Characters’ in conversation with Meredith Miller and Catrin Kean, hosted by Honno Press, Waterstone’s Cardiff
4 March 2025: Sophie chaired a panel on Creative Facilitation hosted by Literature Wales, alongside Taylor Edmonds and Sian Hughes.
7 November 2024: ’Voyages and Vagabondages’ in conversation with Richard Gwyn, Swansea, Cultural Institute
2 November 2024: ‘The role of the writer in a polarised world’ Panel with Özgür Uyanik and Carole Burns, Llantwit Major
27 May 2024: Hay Festival: in conversation with Francesca Reece and Tiffany Murray
28 April 2024: Llandeilo Literature Festival: in conversation with Meredith Miller
13 March 2024: ‘A World of Difference’ Hay Festival: After Hours, Wales Millennium Centre
9 March 2024: ’Intrusive Noises and Uncomfortable Silences: deconstructing the experience of otherness through sounds and objects - a three dimensional poem’, Turner House - Penarth
March to December 2024: Book Tour
Academic talks
Sophie was keynote speaker at ENCAPsulate Conference 2024: The Right to Change Your Mind: from lobbyist to portfolio freelance writer, a meandering journey.
She has spoken at a number of academic conferences about her creative work and her research on Travel Writing.
These include:
‘Between Cultures: Grief and Recovery in Women’s Autobiographical Narratives of Travel (New Perspectives on Travel Writing Conference, 2023)
Travel Writing, Women and Vagabondage (ENCAPsulate 2023)