Key West Library Presents Actor/Writer Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward is an actor and writer who has worked in film and television since her feature film debut in Steven Spielberg’s Young Sherlock Holmes, and in theatre, most notably with the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. Sophie has been an active campaigner for LGBTQ rights and her non-fiction book, A Marriage Proposal, was published by the Guardian in 2014. Her first novel, Love and Other Thought Experiments, was longlisted for the Booker prize in 2020. Her second novel, The Schoolhouse, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize. Ward’s third novel, Our Better Natures, will be published in 2026.