Changing the world, one story at a time: Joanne Harris at TEDxSalford

Joanne Harris is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Blackberry Wine and Chocolat which won the Creative Freedom Award and was nominated for the Whitbread Award, one of Britain's most prestigious literary prizes. Chocolat was adapted into a box-office hit motion picture, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, which was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture.
In 2012, she became one of only four female members of the "Millionaires' Club," the elite group of authors who have achieved a million sales of one book in the UK since records began. Since then, all Harris' books have been UK bestsellers. Her wide-ranging choice of subject matter means that her work often defies categorization, and she has a predilection for difficult or challenging issues. Her books are published in over 40 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. In 2004, Joanne was one of the judges of the prestigious Whitbread Prize and in 2005 she was a judge of the Orange Prize. She was recently awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honour List for her services to literature.
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CREDITS:
Curators: Mishal Saeed & Uzair F. Butt
Technical Lead: Mark Earnshaw
Camerawork: Nathan Rae & Team - nathanrae.co.uk/
Post production: Elliott Wragg - www.EchoParkMedia.co.uk
Audio restoration: Jorge Polvorinos - jorgepolvorinos.wordpress.com

[@Janfon1]

I like how she summed up my thoughts on writing and sharing stories and put it in a simple yet beautiful way. Great video.

[@sarahmillet8627]

What a great talk !
Thank you Joanne Harris !!!

[@aanandkumar6020]

What a great talk,she is genius speaker, thank you Joanne harris,,,

[@oliviagiles]

She is a genius speaker, she enthralled me, I love her work.

[@sugarcoatedgalaxy]

She should be better known. The world needs more authors like her.
I just finished reading Different Class by her and oh my, was I mind blown! It's sad to see that not many of the people I know are familiar with Joanne and her spine-chilling writing.

[@abdalaez]

Amazing woman and amazing author! So down to earth and wouldn't think twice of helping someone needing an advice.

[@tphicks9135]

I happened upon Joanne's books during the first lock-down, since then I have enjoyed five of her wonderful novels. A very talented author indeed.

[@ZupaDub]

marvellous, uplifting & very joyful thank you xxx

[@cultfan5227]

My favorite author !

[@ihath]

An inspirational talk.

[@annetterochelleaben9207]

Magnificent!

[@abrahamjerri3969]

Bravo!

[@HilaryBravo]

wonderful

[@janewrin1830]

Very interesting, I am now researching how to donate to those who deal with sleeping sickness.

[@esteroosterhuis2056]

Beautiful

[@grantburke6488]

Transformative. :)

[@nathanrosamond3195]

My Name Is Jeff (bruh momentum)

[@codswallop321]

She looks, talks and dresses like Neil Gaiman...