The Women Writers Handbook 2020

A revised edition of the publisher's inaugural publication in 1990, which won the Pandora Award from Women-in-Publishing. Inspirational in its original format, this new edition features poems, stories, essays and interviews with 30 + women writers, both emerging authors and luminaries of contemporary literature such as:

Choices: The Writing of Possession by A.S. Byatt

Becoming a Writer by Saskia Calliste

Jenny a song by April de Angelis

Interview with Kit de Waal

Anne Hathaway by Carol Ann Duffy

Let the World Burn through you by Sian Evans

Early Women Writers by Philippa Gregory

The Creative Process by Mary Hamer

The Writing Life by Jackie Kay

Screen Diversity by Shuchi Kothari

Writing Plays by Bryony Lavery

The Novelist as Wanderer by Annee Lawrence

Interview with Roseanne Liang

Mei Kwei, I love you by Suchen Christine Lim

The Badminton Court by Jaki McCarrick

Interview with Laura Miles

The Motherload by Raman Mundair

The Feminist Library by Magda Oldziejewska

Fortune Favours The Brave by Kaite O'Reilly

Interview with Jacqueline Pepall

The Art of Translation by Gabi Reigh

Conditions of Amefricanity -Djamila Ribeiro

Inspiration: Where does it come from? by Fiona Rintoul

Interview with Jasvinder Sanghera

A Room of One's Own or Not? by Anne Sebba

Being a Feminist Writer by Kalista Sy

Mslexia by Debbie Taylor

My Mother, Reading a Novel by Madeleine Thien

Interview with Clare Tomalin

Fortune by Ida Vitale, transl. Tanya Huntington

Interview with Sarah Waters

Virginia Woolf100 years on by Emma Woolf

Includes the original writing workshops plus illustrations from contemporary and vintage illustrators. Guest editor Ann Sandham has compiled the new collection.

Reviews:

The Women Writers Handbook is a superb, powerful collection of writings from 30 women that are considered to be the emerging authors and luminaries of contemporary fiction, from Carol Ann Duffy to Kit De Waal. With its short chapters, background to who the author is and with 20% of all profits going towards the campaign for a full-sized statue of Virginia Woolf, the first in the UK, it is absolutely a book to buy, read and help to highlight the creativities of women, as well as inspiring other women to believe that they can also do it too. Not only is every piece of work that is included different, well written and informative but the way that the whole book is laid out with inspiring quotes but also beautiful illustrations from women. I loved the activities that can be found at the end of the book, writing workshop activities that could be used within a group in order to breakdown boundaries, to help overcome the fears and misgivings of individuals who would like to become writers, as well as activities to help create depth in characters. I think this inclusion of interactivity, as well as giving a feminist spin on fairy tales is a cleverly unique concept. ...its absolutely one to pick up and for a worthy cause too. --thereadingcloset

Knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited, 'The Women Writers Handbook'; by Ann Sandham (Commissioning Editor for Ladybird Children's Books at Penguin Random House) also features an informative Foreword by Cheryl Robson (the Aurora Metro Books publisher). Of special note is the inclusion of a instruction article on how to operate a writing workshop, a five page Resource Directory (compiled by Saskia Calliste), and a fun one-page Quiz. Informative, thought-provoking, inspiring

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