Everything is… Romantasy with H.F. Askwith and Tasha Suri
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Where: Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6QG
Date: Wednesday 18 March
Time: 6-7pm
Cost: £10
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This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
It’s been dominating the charts and has won the BookTok popularity contest, but what is it about the romantasy genre that has captured the hearts of readers?
H.F. Askwith, author of Half a Dark Heart, and Tasha Suri, author of The Isle in the Silver Sea, join us to discuss the origins of the romantasy genre and why the world can’t get enough of enemies-to-lovers plots, dragon rider school settings, and seriously bold heroines.
H.F. Askwith is the author of three YA gothic fantasy thrillers – A Dark Inheritance, A Cruel Twist of Fate and Half a Dark Heart. She is a Northern Writers’ Award winner and lives in Newcastle.
Tasha Suri is an award-winning author, winning the Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds) Award from the British Fantasy Society and the Starburst Brave New Words Award. Her debut novel Empire of Sand was named one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine.
Book sales and signing by Forum Books.
This event is part of Right to Read, our programme across the North East in 2026 to celebrate the National Year of Reading.