Philippa Pearce Lecture 2026: Juno Dawson

THE 2026 PHILIPPA PEARCE LECTURE will be given by Juno Dawson

"The Death of Reading for Pleasure and How to Prevent It"

Thursday 16th April, 5 pm
Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge, CB2 8PH

Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including the bestselling Clean, the YA Book Prize-winning Meat Market, and This Book Is Gay, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her fantasy trilogy for adults, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, and the prequel novella, Queen B, have been Sunday Times bestsellers. Juno’s writing has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today.

4.30 pm – Doors open
5–6 pm – Lecture
6–7 pm – Reception, book signing and bookshop

PLEASE NOTE: The lecture is aimed at an adult audience and may not be suitable for children.

For more information, see: www.pearcelecture.com

Admission to both lecture and reception are free. The event is supported by Homerton College and also by personal donations. Please consider making a small donation by clicking the red donation box on the booking form.