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International Women's Day Literary Supper Club

International Women's Day Literary Supper Club

To celebrate International Women's Day, The Standard, London is hosting a celebration of female authors at a very special supper club bringing together writers, readers, and lovers of good conversation.
Wednesday 8 March
7pm til 9om

Bestselling author Otegha Uwagba will be hosting the evening, joined by special guests Tolani Shoneye (co-host of the wildly popular The Receipts podcast and author of the bestselling Keep The Receipts), and Guardian columnist Harriet Gibsone (author of the forthcoming - and hotly anticipated - memoir Is This Ok?), who'll both be giving readings throughout the evening - offering attendees an early preview of work by two of the most exciting and culturally insightful women writers of the moment.

Join us for dinner, conversation, drinks by the fireplace - and the chance to hang out with other literary-minded women.

Guests will enjoy a Maker's Mark welcome cocktail followed by a 3-course meal in Isla's (weather-proofed!) garden terrace.


Otegha Uwagba is a bestselling author and culture journalist who has written three books: Little Black Book: A Toolkit for Working Women, the short essay Whites: On Race And Other Falsehoods, and We Need To Talk About Money. A Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus, she is also an experienced broadcaster, speaker and events programmer. Between 2016 – 2020 she ran Women Who, a community for creative women she set up with the aim of helping women think, work, and live better.

Tolani Shoneye is a writer, podcaster and presenter. Producer and co-host of the wildly popular and award-winning #TheReceiptsPodcast, she is also the co-author of the Sunday Times bestselling Keep The Receipts. A trusted voice in the media when it comes to dating, love, race, culture and being empowered in your own skin, she has also hosted and produced podcasts for a variety of brands including Bumble, and is currently developing an original scripted show.

Harriet Gibsone is an author and journalist based in London. She began her career as a music journalist in the 00s, writing for publications such as Q, NME, Time Out and Nylon. She was a Guardian Staff writer and editor for eight years and now has a column for the Guardian Weekend magazine. Is This Ok? is her first book, a laugh-out-loud funny, raw, and breathtakingly honest account of a life lived online, published in May 2023.