Women Writing the City Chat
Here’s a round up of our tweets at the Women Writing the City Chat. This collection is bursting with recommendations. Let us know what you think of them or suggest some more by tweeting us @womenwritersnet
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Women Writers and the Environment Chat
Here’s a round up of our tweets at our first Women Writers Chat in a while: Women Writers and the Environment. It was very lively and full of excellent recommendations. The commentary on women’s writing is spot on as well.
Why Every Writer Should Have a Network: Allie Burns on the Support Her Network Provided on the Path to Publishing
In this guest post, Allie Burns, author of The Lido Girls, tells us about how the advice and support of her network of women writers helped her reach her goal of publishing a novel with a major publisher.
‘Vigilance and a Total Team Effort’: Interview with Rob Spillman on Publishing More Women Writers
In this interview, I speak to Rob Spillman about how Tin House is working to make sure women are more equally represented within its pages. He also suggests that other publishers can and should follow Tin House’s lead. Rob received the 2015 VIDO award from VIDA in recognition of his work with women writers.
Blogging, Crowdfunding and a New Novel about the Presence of History: Interview with Helen Taylor
Helen Taylor is one of the star students of the Women Writers School marketing course. In this interview, she tells us about how she went from having no online platform to successfully crowdfunding a novel and about how blogging helps her keep up a writing practice.
Inescapable Interiors: Human Acts by Han Kang
Han Kang’s writing is haunting and subtle, but also bold enough to confront the most disturbing aspects of of our humanity. She is just the sort of writer who is able to do justice to all the emotions involved in writing about a national tragedy like the Gwangju Uprising of 1980.
The Days of Abandonment: A Visceral Reading Experience
Elena Ferrante takes us to some dark places in The Days of Abandonment. The experience of reading this novel, my first ever Ferrante, was so unnerving that I wasn’t actually sure if her work was for me or not – until we make it to the feminist ending where the main character regains her composure and a newfound independence.
The Ada Lovelace Day and Arthur C. Clarke Award Collaboration: Interview with Anne Charnock on Bringing Science and Fiction Together
In this interview, Anne Charnock tells us about the innovative collaboration she is working on with Ada Lovelace Day and The Arthur C. Clarke Award where scientists and fiction writers are brought together to discuss their work.
Interview with Ann Morgan: How Blogging About the World’s Books Launched a Writing Career
In this interview, I talk to Ann Morgan about her blog A Year of Reading the World, where she set out to read and review one book each from 196 countries in one year. Find out how she went from being a keen reader embarking on a personal interest project to a (nearly) full time writing career.
A Crash Course in Twitter for Women Writers
In this post, you’ll learn about the basics of using Twitter. You’ll be set up in no time and ready to start taking part in our #women_writers Twitter chats.