Get to know… Yasmin Jefferies
One of the best metaphors I know for telling stories and making sense of the world comes from looking at stars in the night sky....
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Get to know… Jan Woolf
Currently pre-occupying me though is the run of my play, Blood Gold and Oil, which opens this Tuesday (25 April) at Gatehouse Theatre Highgate. I...
Get to know… Tatiana Strauss
At our interactive talk and Q&A! Thursday 20 April, 1-2pm £5 (free to bursary students) Zoom . TO BOOK YOUR PLACE: contact@writingroom.org.uk . With the...
Get to know… Anne Theresia Wanders
Challenging my fears around speaking in front of groups I even read my poetry in the Student Showcases. The positive feedback and inspiration I found...
Get to know… Ruth Guthrie
Being a Writer – calling myself that – has been so empowering. I have a voice. This is such a profound thing. I felt invisible...
Get to know… Sue Dawson
We formed a charity, teaching filmmaking and literacy to prisoners. People started to tell their own stories and it was an enormous privilege to be...
Get to know Philippa writing as Eva Harlsband…
My journey to writing began through writing and performing one woman plays. Today writing historical fiction brings me joy and a creative outlet. It is...
Get to know… Jeff Probst
In September 2022 I published my second novel, When the Moon was White. I published my first, Bachelor Butterflies, in 1994. Over the years, I’ve...
Get to know… E.E.
I am a poet and artist from Egypt. I had the opportunity to work with the children's author Sita Brahmachari to develop my voice as a...
Get to know… Jehane Markham
I am a widow now. It is tough being on your own but I have my poetry and that keeps me going.