MEG Rosoff has been named as the keynote speaker at the 36th University of Winchester Writers’ Festival this summer.

The three-day University of Winchester Writers’ Festival offers an exciting and innovative programme of workshops, talks and one-to-one appointments with around 65 literary agents, commissioning editors, best-selling authors and publishing experts.

The keynote sets the tone and Meg’s address, titled ‘What it means to have a voice and where to get one’, is sure to inspire new and emerging writers.

“We are thrilled to announce that Meg is to give the keynote address at this year’s festival,” said Judith Heneghan, festival director and senior lecturer in creative writing.

“Meg’s novels are recognised for their originality, their wit and their humanity. She writes with an emotional richness and a voice that speaks directly to her readers. Her work has attracted outstanding reviews and a multitude of literary awards.”

The University of Winchester Writer’s Festival takes place from June 17-19 and attendees can book to attend one, two or all three days. Tickets will also be available for Meg Rosoff’s keynote address only on Saturday, June 18, from 9am-10am. It will be held in the Stripe Auditorium of the university’s Sparkford Road campus.

To book a place, visit writersfestival.co.uk.

Her first novel, How I Live Now, published in 2004, won The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Branford Boase and the Michael L Printz Award, and was made into a major film starring Saoirse Ronan.

Other award-winning work includes Just In Case – which won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2007 – while What I Was, The Bride’s Farewell and Picture Me Gone have all been shortlisted for major prizes.

Meg’s first novel for adults, Jonathan Unleashed, was published in the UK in February and she became a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2014.