History in Hiding

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Ruta Sepetys by Rachel Kinney Studios

TALK

History in Hiding

The Impact of Researching and Writing Underrepresented History

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 Thursday 12 June 2025

 5.15–6.15pm

 At the Weston Library

  Free event, booking required

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About the event

Internationally acclaimed author Ruta Sepetys talks about writing historical fiction, exploring questions of historical equity and representation.

 Speaker

Ruta Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Ruta, the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee, is winner of the Carnegie Medal. She is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history. Ruta Sepetys is the author of numerous works of historical fiction, as well as You: The Story – A Writers Guide to Craft Through Memory (Viking Books, 2023).

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This event takes place in person at the Weston Library. It is free and open to all but booking is required.

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 Location

This talk takes place in person in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library.

Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

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 Wheelchair access

The Weston Library is wheelchair accessible.

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