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International writer for Fife College project selected! #ManyVoices

We are delighted to introduce Eric Ngalle Charles, our international writer for our Many Voices writing group with Fife College at HMP and YOI Polmont.

May 27, 2017
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“Publishing is a women’s world”: Gender inequality in the writing industry

Despite men only making up 26% of the workforce, Publisher’s Weekly found that they made up 49% of management. Publishers are perhaps taking the maxim “the best man for the job” a little too literally.

March 7, 2016
Portrait of Elizabeth Reeder

Interview with Elizabeth Reeder – International Women’s Day

What is it about “being on the edge” geographically, socially, emotionally that drew you to the event? I enjoyed the attractiveness and danger in the idea of women on the edge. Being a woman is a risky business and it’s great to have a chance to talk about it and to listen to other women […]

March 2, 2015
Portrait of Cynthia Rogerson

Interview with Cynthia Rogerson – International Women’s Day

Women on the Edge – Interview with Cynthia Rogerson What is it about “being on the edge” geographically, socially, emotionally that drew you to the event? Actually, it was more a case of reacting with enthusiasm to an invitation. I like the broadness of the theme, and I’ve always like the word EDGE. It implies […]

February 26, 2015
Simona Grazia Dima, PEN Romania

Simona Grazia Dima – PEN Romania

Simona Grazia Dima is Secretary of Romanian PEN, a poet, essayist, literary critic and translator. In her introduction to her latest volume of poetry she presents the background to her writing – the political and cultural milieu, her ideas, ideals and in particular the extraordinary experience which led her to become the writer that she […]

March 14, 2013

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