Win tickets to FT Debates and more at M's annual lit fest
M's annual Shanghai International Literary Festival returns to Glam for its 16th year this week (from March 15-28) with a series of talks, debates, workshops and readings led by renowned authors, artists and journalists from all over the world.
You can still get tickets for a whole host of thrilling talks, and we have a free pair of tickets for three sessions up for grabs*. Here's what you need to know:
FT Great Debates
March 18 at 4pm
Six leading Financial Times journalists go head to head in this debate that asks: 'Who is more dangerous, "Little Rocket Man" Kim Jong Un or "Mentally Deranged Dotard" Donald Trump?' As the tickets for this one went like lightning, M has relocated the event to the B5 Salon and released an extra 100 tickets. Get them before they're gone again. 85RMB; 40RMB (students).
How to win To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets worth 170RMB, send the message 'I want to win: FT Great Debates' with your name, WeChat ID and mobile number to the official Time Out Shanghai WeChat account (ID: timeoutshanghaieng).
Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs
March 18 at 12pm
Photographer Palani Mohan is the author of six books and his works have been published all over the world. For his project, Hunting with Eagles, Mohan followed the 'burkitshi' – the nomadic Kazakh eagle-hunters living in the harsh Altai mountains of western Mongolia – for four years. Mohan's powerful photographs capture the bond between man and eagle, the hunter's families and the stark mountain range where they live and hunt. It's a fascinating series that offers an insight into this culture that is under threat by its unforgiving climate. 85RMB; 40RMB (students).
How to win To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets worth 170RMB, send the message 'I want to win: Hunting with Eagles' with your WeChat ID and mobile number to the official Time Out Shanghai WeChat account (ID: timeoutshanghaieng).
Stella Stars
March 23 at 12pm
All nominees or winners of Australia's Stella Prize – an annual literary award for female writers across all genres – authors Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright and Fiona Wright will talk about the different ways in which they have each 'given a voice to the voiceless', as described by the lit fest programme. The authors will delve into huge topics including eating disorders, misogyny and race. This is not one to be missed. 180RMB (including lunch).
How to win To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets worth 360RMB, including lunch, send the message 'I want to win: Stella Stars' with your name, WeChat ID and mobile number to the official Time Out Shanghai WeChat account (ID: timeoutshanghaieng).
*All ticket giveaways close 11pm, Thursday 15 March. We will contact the winners only on Friday morning.
If you're still puzzling over the programme, click 'Read more' below for our top picks of talks.