“Talent is only 10%. The rest is obsession,” says poet Selima Hill. For these writers, obsession – be it historical, cultural, or physical – has played a defining role. What happens when you become immersed in a subject you can’t let go – or won’t let you go?

Come along and listen to DJENAR MAESA AYU, HANNAH KENT, NINO RICCI, DAVID DYER talk about the obsessions that drove their writing.