David Mitchell conference 2017

The international David Mitchell Conference 2017 took place in the School of English on Saturday 3rd June, bringing together twenty speakers from ten countries to discuss the works of the award-winning author. The conference was attended by David Mitchell, who listened to the talks throughout the day and contributed to discussions on his works. The author treated delegates to an evening reading that included three unpublished short stories.

As well as a keynote lecture from Dr Sarah Dillon from the University of Cambridge, the day included a visit to the St Andrews Library Special Collections to see the new collection of David Mitchell's rare works and collaborations held there.

The event was organised by Dr Rose Harris-Birtill, who will guest edit a special edition of the journal C21 Literature featuring work from the conference. For more information please see the conference website