Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson is a prominent British author celebrated for her groundbreaking novels, particularly 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit,' which has received critical acclaim; she will be commemorating the 40th anniversary of this landmark work at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
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Jeanette Winterson is praised for her portrayal of the complexities of love.
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Sweden· 2026-02-14
Jeanette Winterson is among more than 200 writers who have signed a letter calling for an immediate and complete boycott of Israel.
Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott | Israel-Gaza war
United Kingdom· 2025-08-07
Jacob Rajan lists Jeanette Winterson among his favorite writers.
Cultural attaché: Jacob Rajan - Culture News
New Zealand· 2025-07-19
Jeanette Winterson's contribution to the anthology includes a daughter’s recollections of her devoutly religious mother.
Ten new books to read this July 2025: Fiction and Non-Fiction releases
Australia· 2025-07-12
Jeanette Winterson is among the authors advocating for humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Mais de 200 autores de língua portuguesa pedem entrada de ajuda humanitária em Gaza e libertação de reféns
Brazil· 2025-05-30
Jeanette Winterson has signed a letter calling the Israeli government's actions in Gaza genocidal.
Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’ | Israel-Gaza warUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-28
Jeanette Winterson is the author of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, which was published in 1985.
40 years on from Oranges Are Not the Only FruitAustralia· 2025-05-12
Jeanette Winterson reflects on her debut novel and her life as an author.
Jeanette Winterson: ‘I’d like to go up in space as a very old lady and just be pushed out’ | BooksUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-26
Jeanette Winterson's quote highlights the violence of adult silence in cases of child abuse.
Help break the silence around male sexual abuse
Guyana· 2025-04-15
Jeanette Winterson, writing in the Guardian, deemed the short story 'beautiful and moving'.
OpenAI’s short story about grief has critics in floods of tears or outrage. They’re all missing the point – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-03-22
Jeanette Winterson, who called the story 'beautiful and moving'.
OpenAI’s story about grief nearly had me in tears, but for all the wrong reasons | Kathryn BromwichUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-15
Jeanette Winterson agreed with Sam Altman, calling the AI-written story 'beautiful and moving'.
‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI | BooksUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-14
Jeanette Winterson will celebrate the anniversary of her landmark novel at the festival.
Sydney Writers’ Festival 2025 program revealed, including Marian Keyes, Ian Rankin, Colm Toibin, Liane MoriartyAustralia· 2025-03-13
