Jill Dawson | Pixie
Wed 18 Mar 2026 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Whitbread Prize- and Orange Prize-shortlisted author Jill Dawson returns to the Cambridge Literary Festival for a one-off event with her sweeping and vivid new novel Pixie. Introducing us to her eponymous heroine – the real-life publisher, illustrator and occultist Pamela ‘Pixie’ Colman Smith – Jill brings us a tale that crosses continents. Join Jill for twists and turns, séances and secrets that will have you cheering on a young woman’s talent, grit and determination.
TICKET OFFER: Get a 25% discount if you buy a ticket to this event and a ticket to the event with Ali Smith, which is on the same evening of 18 March. Both tickets must be purchased at the same rate i.e. 2 x Full Price tickets or 2 x Concession tickets.
Venue: University Arms
Duration: 1 hour
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Author Biography
Jill Dawson is the author of eleven novels, one poetry collection and the editor of six anthologies of poetry and stories. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has been a Costa Judge, and taught creative writing in many different settings. She lives in Cambridgeshire.
