Description
About the Author
About the editor Sarah LeFanu is an acclaimed biographer and non-fiction writer, as well as writing fiction and drama for radio. Her books include Rose Macaulay ('rich and perceptive' TLS) and S is for Samora: A Lexical Biography of Samora Machel and the Mozambican Dream ('a cracking biography' Independent). She has abridged and adapted both fiction and non-fiction for BBC Radio 4 and has also been a presenter of A Good Read. She frequently chairs events for the Bristol Festival of Ideas, the Bath Literature Festival and the Cheltenham Literature Festival. For many years Sarah worked in publishing and was Senior Editor at The Women's Press. From 2004 to 2009 she was Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival. She continues to chair events for the Festival on a regular basis, and also for the Bristol Festival of Ideas. She has been a judge for the James Tiptoe Award (an annual award for works of SF and fantasy that expand and explore the understanding of gender), and for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Sarah teaches on the BA degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol. She is a Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow.
Reviews
"...some of the best new writing around." Guardian "...the stories are fresh, one for every occasion. Many of them I would read a number of times - they are thought-provoking. This book is likely to be bought by women for friends, lovers, and themselves... buy it." Fed Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9780951587744
Author Sarah Lefanu
Format Paperback
Page Count 242
Imprint Aurora Metro Books
Publisher Aurora Metro Publications