Winnie M Li is an author and activist. A Harvard graduate, she previously wrote for travel guidebooks, produced independent feature films, and programmed for film festivals. Her debut Dark Chapter won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, was nominated for an Edgar Award, and translated into ten languages. She is currently adapting it for the screen. Driven by her own experience of rape, she founded Clear Lines, the UK's first festival addressing sexual assault and consent through the arts and discussion and began her PhD research at the London School of Economics. She holds an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland in recognition of her work.
