Podcasts about writing women

Arundhathi Subramaniam, an accomplished poet and author, has garnered acclaim for her 15 comprehensive works encompassing poetry and prose, solidifying her position as one of India's leading literary figures. Her latest publication, "Women Who Wear Only Themselves," intricately explores the lives of contemporary women on sacred journeys, offering a unique perspective on spirituality and personal growth. Notably, Arundhathi's role as the editor of "Wild," a seminal anthology of Indian female mystic poetry, and her accolades, including the Sahitya Academy Award for poetry in 2020, underscore her remarkable contributions to literature. Beyond her literary achievements, she has made significant strides as a curator, editor, and critic, shaping compelling conversations on poetry and spirituality. Arundhathi's work serves as a vital resource for individuals seeking genuine, spiritually aligned creative expression, making her a revered figure in the literary and spiritual realms.   The key moments in this episode are:  00:02:06 - Arundhati's Spiritual Awakening  00:10:42 - Writing "Women who Wear Only Themselves"  00:15:19 - The Journey of Self-Realization  00:27:04 - Embracing the Sacred in Everyday Life  00:30:50 - The Absurdity of Creativity    Connect with Arundhathi Subramaniam Website: arundhathisubramaniam.com Instagram: @arundhathisubramaniam Facebook: facebook.com/arundhathi.subramaniam Connect with Amina AlTai Website: aminaaltai.com Instagram: @aminaaltai TikTok: @theaminaaltai Linkedin: linkedin/in/aminaaltai  Book: aminaaltai.com/book  

In this episode of Confessions of a Book Collector, David Headley sits down with the wildly talented Beth Lewis to explore her stunning new novel, The Rush - a gripping historical crime thriller set during the Yukon Gold Rush of 1898. Beth shares what drew her to this icy, lawless frontier and why she chose to spotlight the extraordinary women who braved it. From real-life inspiration and wild west research (including actual gold panning!) to the craft of building unforgettable characters, Beth opens up about her creative process, queer representation in fiction, and the beauty of writing women who refuse to be overlooked. Whether you're here for the history, the mystery, or the pure love of books, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

Continuing on with our Genre Essentials Series this week we're tackling Women's Fiction and the question - is it a genre? And also, what's with the name "women's" fiction. That and whole bunch more of do's and don'ts for writing a compelling women's fiction novel. I had a lot of fun with this one, and I hope you enjoy!   Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode. And if you have a burning questions you'd like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you'll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more. You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you'll get a shout out on the next episode too! Happy listening (and writing)! Jodi

Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/IJT3B9WZntcRediscovering remarkable historical figures such as the Birka Warrior Woman, Hildegard of Bingen, and King Jadwiga offers a fresh perspective to understand an era often dismissed as 'nasty, brutish, and short'. Rather than being exceptions, this lecture will reveal the considerable influence and power held by medieval women and shed light on the gradual erosion of female agency over subsequent centuries. Through their rediscovery, it will interrogate traditional historical narratives and construct more nuanced, inclusive accounts that reflect the richness, complexity, and diversity of the past.This lecture was recorded by Janina Ramirez on 5th November 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.Professor Janina Ramirez is a lecturer, researcher, author and broadcaster. She is Research Fellow in History of Art at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln. Her most recent book, 'Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written out of it', was an instant Sunday Times number 1 best-seller, Waterstones Book of the Month and Book of the Year. Janina is a patron of many organisations, including NSEAD, the Stained Glass Society and Oxford Festival of the Arts, and an ambassador for the Centre for Peace Keeping and Democracy. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society for the Arts.The transcript of the lecture is available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/women-historyGresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/Website:  https://gresham.ac.ukTwitter:  https://twitter.com/greshamcollegeFacebook: https://facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: https://instagram.com/greshamcollegeSupport the show

Eva Oh invites 'M', a fan of #teakink - onto the Podcast. Eva's been curious about why you have been interested in the podcast as much as you have, and even though it turns out to be a little bit of an awkward episode hearing about herself - M's kindness and eloquence reveals a lot about the impact that #teakink has been able to have, what insights are possible through it and it lays a lot of groundwork on what more #teakink could become in time to come. Thanks 'M'! Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/evaoh More on Eva Oh: https://eva-oh.com HIGHLIGHTS: Here are the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Welcome. What is #teakink (00:18) - Eva Oh Invites M, a Listener of #teakink - onto #teakink (01:30) - How M Found Me (02:20) - Getting Feedback on How I Communicate (04:20) - How has #teakink Impacted M? (06:20) - Questioning Priorities and Values (09:24) - Learning About Dominatrices (11:25) - M's Favourite Episode (14:50) - Parasocial Relationships and Podcast Hosts (16:10) - Why I Did This Episode (16:40) - I Want to be a Resource (20:25) - Making Sex Workers Visible (28:10) - M Introduces Herself - Research, Japan, Investment Banking (37:15) - Writing Women's Stories (39:50) - M's Experience with Kink and Hentai (46:45) - Different Times for Monogomy and Non-Monogamy (47:30) - What is Shareable About #teakink?

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 Join contemporary fiction writers Anne Freeman and debut author Casey Knott as they delve into their engaging novels 'Forgotten' and 'Me that You See.' In this episode, Anne and Casey discuss the extraordinary challenges their female protagonists face, from grappling with lost memories to navigating unexpected life changes. Tune in to hear about their unique writing processes, the importance of friendship and self-love in their stories, and the journey from draft to publicationTimestamps:00:00 Introduction to Anne Freeman00:31 Meet Casey Nott03:58 Themes of Identity and Reinvention04:57 Writing Process and Inspirations11:45 Friendships and Female Support27:51 Writing Challenges and Craft Books30:15 The Journey to Publication32:31 Dealing with Rejection and Feedback44:16 Dream Moments in the Writing Process47:23 The Heart of Writing   SHOW NOTES: Writes4Women www.writes4women.com Facebook @writes4women Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast   W4W Patreon https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon   Casey Nott Website: click here Instagram: click here Buy Forgotten here   Anne Freeman Website: click here Instagram: click here Buy Me That You See here     Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook: click here Twitter: click here  Instagram: click here   This episode produced by  Pamela Cook for Writes4Women.      Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/writes4women?fan_landing=trueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: www.tslworkshops.circle.so Let's be frank: sexism and ageism are no joke in Hollywood. That being said, women over forty posses superpowers that the peers may lack - experience and wisdom. For Nitza Wilon & Elizabeth Kaiden, this is part of the juice behind the Writers Lab, the only screenwriting lab solely focused on nurturing women and non-binary folk over 40.

"Some women, Commander Norton had decided long ago, should not be allowed aboard ship; weightlessness did things to their breasts that were too damn distracting. It was bad enough when they were motionless; but when they started to move, and sympathetic vibrations set in, it was more than any warm-blooded male should be asked to take." -a published, successful male author, no joke. Includes discussion of tropes, the male gaze, and way too many references to our *ahem* chest area.Patreon ~ patreon.com/sadgapMerch ~ sadgap-podcast.com/merchig: @sadgap.podcast / @misandristmemes / @txgothgf / music producer @iamjonnibrooks.eth Source list: https://bit.ly/3x1sNxQ

We kick off the episode with some bad news. Poet Joy Sullivan was scheduled for today's episode, and she did join us on the podcast via computer, but unfortunately, we had some tech issues and couldn't record the episode.  Since we couldn't talk with Joy, we decided to discuss a topic that came to our attention recently. Some people think Stephen King is bad at writing female characters. Well, Spencer couldn't let this King slander stand. So he found a list of great female characters in Stephen King's work. After we talk about the list, we go into some more details about this supposed fault of his. We discuss the faults of other writers and the problems with poorly written characters beyond gender. You can follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

Bestselling authors William Bernhardt and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Bharati Sen, author of My War My Child.Chapter 1: Opening ThoughtsLooking forward to the WriterCon Cruise...Chapter 2: News1) NY Pub Veterans Create a New Publishing House2) Author Sues Amazon over Pirated Book SalesChapter 3: Interview with Bharati SenDuring this chat, you will learn:1) how she wove history into her novel;2) how she tells stories unique to women;3) the difference between short stories and novels;4) how to conduct historical research; and5) the importance of finding your passion.Chapter 4: Closing ThoughtsCruise registration has closed, but we're still offering a small-group retreat in Branson in July, and of course, the big WriterCon conference in August/September over Labor Day weekend. Take advantage of the Early Bird prices and save $100 while you can!Subscribe to WriterCon Magazine. The March issue comes out this week!Until next time, keep writing, and remember: You cannot fail, if you refuse to quit.William Bernhardtwww.williambernhardt.comwww.writercon.com

In this episode, we spoke to award-winning author Bethany Maines, whose romance-fuelled action-adventure novels include Eye Contact and Bulletproof Mascara, among many others. Bethany is a multi-genre author who has written in many genres and sub-genres, including action-adventure, mystery and suspense, science fiction and paranormal romance. She's also a hybrid author who has experience working with traditional publishing houses as well as independently publishing her work! And, further, she has also written short stories and screenplays, including a screenplay that was recently turned into a short film. Bethany had a lot of illuminating observations on the publishing industry, a lot of love for fellow indie romance authors, and a lot of great advice to offer. Be sure to grab a copy of Eye Contact – Bethany's latest release! Follow Bethany on X, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more at her website.

To celebrate the publication of the latest novel by one of our hosts, Sarahlyn Bruck, we bring back acclaimed actor/author Kathryn Leigh Scott to join Mark and Al. We discuss women's fiction as a marketing category, its relation to genres like romance and literary fiction, and the writing process. The books that we read for this are Sarahlyn's Light of the Fire and Kathryn's September Girl (2019). For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content at patreon.com/prettymuchpop or by subscribing via Apple Podcasts to the Mark Lintertainment Channel. Sponsor: Visit GoodChop.com/pretty120 and use code pretty120 to get $120 off four boxes of organic, sustainable meat and/or seafood.

On episode 109 Dr. Theresa Hyun, a York University professor and the author of “Writing Women in Korea: Translation and Feminism in the Colonial Period”, joins hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel to talk about children's literature, fairy tales and the role of mothers in the North Korean revolution. Plus: a surprising data set on the number of immigrant and multiethnic children who live outside of Seoul and a clip from episode 1 of the classic North Korean children's cartoon 'Squirrel and Hedgehog'.Watch 'Squirrel and Hedgehog' here.Support the show at patreon.com/thekoreafile

Susan McBeth is a woman steeped in books. She founded Adventures by the Book in 2011 to bring literature to life for readers and book clubs through interesting, unique, and adventurous events and travels with authors. In 2018, she also founded NovelNetwork, a service that provides assistance connecting book clubs and authors. She is a content creator for Fireside hosting virtual author interviews, a former Board member with the Southern California Booksellers Association, and a member of Writing Women of San Diego.  There is nothing this lady doesn't know about authors, readers and how to connect the two. But in this fascinating conversation she reveals how a deathbed plea from her German-born mother ‘I don't want to be forgotten',  led her to uncover a more personal story.

Mirandi Riwoe is an award writer of historical non-fiction. In 2023 she released Sunbirds, a historical fiction romance interrogating a bygone era - Java in 1941 before the Japanese invasion of World War II and in the lead up to the revolution to overthrow the colonial administration of the Dutch East Indies to become Indonesia in 1949. Her 2020 novel Stone Sky Gold Mountain won the ARA Historical Novel Prize and the Queensland Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. Her novella The Fish Girl won Seizure's Viva la Novella and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Her short fiction and novellas can be found in the collection The Burnished Sun. You can read the transcript for this interview here.  About The Garret: Writers and the publishing industry Follow The Garret on Instagram, and perhaps follow our host Astrid Edwards there too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sara Saleh is an award-winning writer, poet, human rights lawyer, and the daughter of migrants from Palestine, Egypt, and Lebanon.  Her poems, short stories, and essays have been widely published nationally in English and Arabic. She is co-editor of the groundbreaking 2019 anthology Arab, Australian, Other, and made history as the first poet to win both the Australian Book Review's 2021 Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2020. Songs for the Dead and the Living (2023) is her first novel. You can read the transcript for this interview here.  About The Garret: Writers and the publishing industry Follow The Garret on Instagram, and perhaps follow our host Astrid Edwards there too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20

Today we talk with Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative?  And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20

In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20

Episode 172 / Women's fiction author, Rachel Hanna shares about writing women's fiction and branching out into direct sales using Shopify and Klaviyo. Author website: www.RachelHannaAuthor.com

In this episode of Chasing Creativity, host Kiran Manral chats with one of India's most popular authors, Madhuri Banerjee, who is out with her latest book Life Switch. Apart from being a bestselling author, Madhuri is also columnist and screenwriter and has written the successful Bollywood film, Hate Story 2. We chat about how her books take a hard, unfiltered look at urban Indian women, their desires, their fantasies, why walks are important to her creative process and much more.  Don't miss this special episode! Follow Bingepods on Instagram for more updates. Show Producer- Jyoti Chaurasiya Sound Engineer- Siddharth Adhicary

It's been quite an inaugural year for the Writing Women Podcast and I have loved every second of it. Thank you for coming along for the journey and may there be many more episodes and books to come! Links: Andrea Long Chu in Vulture My essay 'An Exercise in the Art vs the Artist' Let me know what you think at writingwomenpodcast@gmail.com! You can find me on my other podcast Culture Hang or sign up to my newsletter and everything else!

Bestselling author Philippa Gregory talks to Cheryl Akle about the women who were written out of history, and how fiction helps them reclaim their voices. Dawnlands, the third instalment in her Fairmile series, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first talk of this second series held on 17 August 2022 and delivered by Dr Ann-Maria Walsh, Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University Belfast. She explores the lives of the seventeenth-century Boyle sisters writing family and voicing the female through their letters. Sisters II, hosted by the Royal Irish Academy Library, continues the celebration of sisterhood. The first talk of this second series will be delivered by Dr Ann-Maria Walsh, School of English, Drama & Film, UCD. She will explore the lives of the seventeenth-century Boyle sisters writing family and voicing the female through their letters. Ann-Maria studied English at University College Dublin and was awarded her PhD in 2017; the thesis was titled, ‘Writing Women's Lives: The Epistolary Cultures of the Daughters of the First Earl of Cork. She teaches in the School of English at UCD as well as working as a researcher in the University's cultural heritage collections area. Her monograph, The Daughters of the First Earl of Cork: Writing Family, Faith, Politics, and Place was published by Four Courts Press in early 2020. She has an essay on the Boyle women in Women's Life Writing and Early Modern Ireland eds. Julie Eckerle and Naomi McAreavey (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). Ann-Maria is currently working on an edition of the Boyle women's extant letters for the Irish Manuscripts Commission. Ann-Maria's main research interests include seventeenth-century women's letters, diaries, and other autobiographical writings, as well as early modern literature, material culture, and Irish and British history of that period.

Similar subreddits: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTz_vyR-zjcAw7wbqWSo4PhsuFo9rAoiGToday on r/MenWritingWomen! We are meeting a collection of male writers who seems completely unable to write women from the perspective of the reader and... not it's just the terrible writing. This subreddit really seems to run the gamut! We even found some old-timey advertisements! Very fun!!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reddxyDiscord: https://discord.gg/Sju7YckUWuPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/daytondoesPatreon: http://patreon.com/daytondoesTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/daytondoesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReddXD/Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/reddx

This episode introduces the problem of writing for women in the Tang in terms of the ritual regulation of women's behavior and the social nature of poetry writing, then discusses the poetry of Shangguan Wan'er, a palace woman who became secretary to Empress Wu Zetian and also served at the court of her successor Emperor Zhongzong, becoming his consort. Guest Host: Dr. Maija Bell Samei

Emma Harcourt talks to Cheryl Akle about how women are often written out of history, and how fiction allows us to finally give them a voice. Her latest book, The Brightest Star, is out now. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about writing better female characters. This is the second part of a two-part episode on the topic.   Here's what we talk about: Words and descriptions to avoid when describing women Words and description to deeply consider before using them Gendered words to avoid or consider when writing about women The ridiculous misconceptions there are about the female body and how to describe the body and bodily functions right How the (male) author's Point of View can skew descriptions and characterizations of female characters Making sure your own POV won't get in the way of your female characters' POVs Some final thoughts about the “strong female character” and how we should expand our definition of “strong” And here are the (re)sources we mentioned on the show:   “In response to boob plate” by Sam the Sword: https://samanthaswords.tumblr.com/post/62968403257/in-response-to-boob-plate “Women are sharing how little the men in their lives know about reproduction” by Brittany Wong: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-are-sharing-how-little-the-men-in-their-lives-know-about-reproduction_l_627e8906e4b0eb0f0711cb80 Tweet by Sabrinafon about her ex boyfriend's beliefs about periods: https://twitter.com/Sabrinafon/status/1521981744668454913 Alice Oseman's work: https://aliceoseman.com/ Kana Akatsuki's Violet Evergarden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Evergarden “21 words we ONLY use to describe women” by Nadia Khan: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/21-words-we-use-only-describe-women-nadia-khan/ “Shrill, mumsy, bossy…” by Roshan McArthur: https://togetherband.org/blogs/news/words-that-describe-women “11 words we need to stop using to describe women” by Suzannah Weiss: https://www.bustle.com/articles/150273-11-words-we-need-to-stop-using-to-describe-women-because-housewife-doesnt-capture-anyones-job “Everyday misogyny: 122 subtly sexist words about women (and what to do about them) by thaliakr: http://sacraparental.com/2016/05/14/everyday-misogyny-122-subtly-sexist-words-women/ “7 words you should avoid using about women in the workplace” by Hayley Gleeson: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-01/words-you-should-avoid-using-about-women-in-the-workplace/7467848 “Don't say I'm ‘dramatic'” by Jessica Bennett: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/feminist-fight-club/almost-z-list-words-avoid-when-talking-about-women-sexist-language “Half of Brits don't know where the vagina is – and it's not just the men” by Victoria Waldersee: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/health/articles-reports/2019/03/08/half-brits-dont-know-where-vagina-and-its-not-just “I Don't Want to Be the Strong Female Lead” by Brit Marling: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html Bethany's Editing Your Novel's Structure: Tips, Tricks, and Checklists to Get You From Start to Finish: https://theartandscienceofwords.com/new-book-for-authors/   This week's episode page can be found here: https://representationmatters.art/2022/06/30/s3e3    Subscribe to our newsletter here and get out Doing Diversity in Writing Toolkit, including our Calm the F*ck Down Checklist and Cultural Appropriation Checklist: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r3p6g8    As always, we'd love for you to join the conversation by filling out our questionnaires.    Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Writer Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/UUEbeEvxsdwk1kuy5   Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Reader Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/gTAg4qrvaCPtqVJ36    Website: https://representationmatters.art Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doingdiversityinwriting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtHfIaeylIgbAWVy3E66lmw

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about writing better female characters. This is the first part of a two-part episode on the topic.   Here's what we talked about: That, in the US, women are estimated to buy 70–80% of fiction books There are way more male than female leads in children's books That novels, on average and across the board, only have one female character to four male characters But that many readers FEEL like there are way more female protagonists these days than there are male protagonists  That women writers also have a tendency to write male characters, and that women are not exempt from perpetuating problematic female representations What kind of roles women tend to have in fiction A selection of tropes to avoid or seriously consider when writing female characters Some of the most persistent narrative structures that disempower and/or harm women Why it is important to write female characters better, even if books with badly written women are selling well  And here are the (re)sources we mentioned on the show:   “How many books per year do Americans read?” by Jamie Ballard: https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2018/08/14/reading-books-men-women “Gender in twentieth-century children's books” by Janice McCabe: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241647875_Gender_in_Twentieth-Century_Children%27s_Books “It's a Man's (Celluloid) World, Even in a Pandemic Year: Portrayals of Female Characters in the Top U.S. Films of 2021” by Dr. Martha M. Lauzen: https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-Its-a-Mans-Celluloid-World-Report.pdf   “Women Buy Fiction in Bulk and Publishers Take Notice” by Trip Gabriel: https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/17/business/women-buy-fiction-in-bulk-and-publishers-take-notice.html “AI study finds that males are represented four times more than females in literature” by Maya Abu-Zahra: https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2022/04/ai-study-finds-that-males-are-represented-four-times-more-than-females-in-literature/ “Male leads in fiction sell 10 million more books on average than female leads” by Kelly Jensen: https://bookriot.com/male-leads-in-fiction/ “A new study shows that girls write fewer female characters as they get older” by Walker Caplan: https://lithub.com/a-new-study-shows-that-girls-write-fewer-female-characters-as-they-get-older/ RWBY TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3066242/ “The Problem with Female Protagonists” by Jo Eberhardt: https://writerunboxed.com/2016/08/06/the-problem-with-female-protagonists/ “Discussion Time: Why are there More Female Protagonists than Male?” by Beth: https://readingeverynight.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/discussion-time-why-are-there-more-female-protagonists-than-male/ 7 Figure Fiction by T. Taylor: https://7figurefiction.com/ “It is time to kill the cool girl trope” by Raha Murtuza: https://thermtide.com/14279/popular/it-is-time-to-kill-the-cool-girl-trope/ Gone Girl – Cool Girl: https://youtu.be/0o4heKCLeTs “Name That Trope: She's hot! She's cool! She's one of the guys!” by Kelsey Wallace: https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/name-that-trope-the-super-hot-bro-girl How to Write About Sexual Assault: An Incomplete Guide by Salt and Sage Books: https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-About-Sexual-Assault-ebook/dp/B08DHHN82D  Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41104077-invisible-women  How NOT to Write Female Characters by Lucy V. Hay: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41739262-how-not-to-write-female-characters “10 MORE SEXIST Tropes in Science Fiction and Fantasy” by DZA: https://youtu.be/oiooafKkVMI “I Don't Want to Be the Strong Female Lead” by Brit Marling: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html “10 Best Tips for Writing Strong Female Characters” by Writing with Jenna Moreci: https://youtu.be/nz88MxBtuqc “How Not To Write Female Characters” by Kitty: http://impishidea.com/writing/how-not-to-write-female-characters “How to Avoid Creating Female Character Stereotypes in Your Writing” by wikiHow and Lucy V. Hay: https://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Creating-Female-Character-Stereotypes-in-Your-Writing “Men Writing Women Characters – Never Make These Mistakes!” by Richie Billing: https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/men-writing-women-5-mistakes-to-watch-out-for “Men, Don't Make these 6 Mistakes When You Write Female Characters” by Denisa Feathers: https://medium.com/the-brave-writer/men-dont-make-these-6-mistakes-when-you-write-female-characters-c3f98a5b5e54  Mariëlle's 52 Weeks of Writing Author Journal and Planner: https://mswordsmith.nl/journal   This week's episode page can be found here: https://representationmatters.art/2022/05/31/s3e2   Subscribe to our newsletter here and get out Doing Diversity in Writing Toolkit, including our Calm the F*ck Down Checklist and Cultural Appropriation Checklist: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r3p6g8    As always, we'd love for you to join the conversation by filling out our questionnaires.    Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Writer Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/UUEbeEvxsdwk1kuy5   Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Reader Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/gTAg4qrvaCPtqVJ36    Website: https://representationmatters.art Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doingdiversityinwriting YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtHfIaeylIgbAWVy3E66lmw 

Vivian Gibson will discuss her best-selling memoir The Last Children of Mill Creek that chronicles the triumphs and daily struggles of her large family. You'll hear about the friends, shop owners, church ladies and teachers who made Mill Creek into a tight-knit African American Community. In 1959, Mill Creek, a segregated working-class neighborhood in St. Louis was razed to build The Daniel Boone Expressway, an act of racism disguised as "urban renewal." Vivian Gibson was raised on Bernard Street in Mill Creek Valley and has lived in New York City and Liberia. She started writing short stories about her childhood memories after retiring at age sixty-six. Her work has been produced as part of 50in50: Writing Women into Existence, at the Billie Holliday Theater in Brooklyn, and published in The St. Louis Anthology (Belt Publishing, 2019). She is the 2020 winner of the Missouri Humanities Literary Achievement Award. Gibson lives in St. Louis.

Hear from polar explorer, educator, and lecturer Ann Bancroft in an exclusive interview that will inspire you to continue the climb. Ann shares her personal story of outdoor adventure and provides insights on risk taking, mentorship, inspiring a global audience, and more. The W Pulse series, brought to you by Advisor Group, was created by the firm's Women Forward initiative and the Women's Advisory Board.

Sometimes we read books and swear that the male authors have never met a real woman. Today we're gonna bitch and laugh all about it! Plus, a bad bitch with a mean stitch!

When you look in Wikipedia for the contributions that women or people from the Global South have made to science and discovery, they're missing, says British scientist Dr. Jessica Wade.

Author, historian and ecologist Jackie French AM discusses writing women into war history, her close friendship with the philosopher Val Plumwood, wombat culture and more.

Angela frowned in disappointment. Her boobs seemed to grimace in displeasure, nipples pulsing with abject fury. As she walked the heaviness of their bounce echoed her anger. She sat down at her desk, opened the document she had been working on and began to type. She was halfway through her romance novel, “Pirates of pleasure”. Her boobs swelled and seemed to glow, echoing her happy mood as she worked. She typed… “David admired his 6 foot 5 inch frame in the mirror, sweat glistened off the darkly tanned, well defined 10 pack rippling across his abdomen. Well-defined pectoral muscles bugled like fat watermelons. His perky brown nipples drew the eye like magnets. The huge bulge in his skin-tight white semi-transparent trousers pulsed with both threat and promise. Deep hazel eyes glowered beneath strong dark brows and a thick fringe of dark shaggy hair as he drank in this magnificent sight. He thought longingly of the wanton, headstrong, powerful pirate queen maiden waiting alone in his quarters…” Angela's Boobs rose and fell excitedly with the quickness of her breath as she continued to type… There's a fad at the moment for finding terrible examples of men writing about women. But this isn't a one way issue by any means. You can find ridiculous examples of women writing about men in any one of a billion romance novels, crappy examples of straight people writing gay people. bad versions of gay people writing straights, Binary writing non-binary, white writing black, and the reverse… Basically people writing about something they have limited personal experience with in a superficial manner and focussing on the aspects they fetishise. It generally produces silly results whoever does it. This is what we chat about, with some side lines into things like ethnic stereotyping. Check out the weird manga samurai versions of national cultures done for the Japanese Olympic games. This Quackcast was inspired by a newspost by our own Tantz Aerine. Maybe we should all have a go at some bad writing? The above version was great fun! I did a double layer: a man (me) writing badly about a woman writing badly about a man in a very silly, stereotypical way. This week Gunwallace has given us a theme to The BirdBoys - creepy cyberpunk weirdness with a big, bouncy beat to move us along. Get lost in the hustle and bustle of a futuristic western crowd. Glowing lights, dark side allys, mysterious whisperings half heard from far away, chatterings in unfamiliar languages… A dry dusty techno future. Topics and shownotes Links Men writing women badly - https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/18-men-who-need-to-be-banned-from-writing-female-characters Men AND women writing each other badly - https://medium.com/inspired-writer/men-women-writing-each-other-badly-9c0f46aeac5c Woman writing men badly- https://www.thewriterscircus.com/articles/characters/5734/common-mistakes-female-writers-make-when-writing-male-characters/ Tantz post on the subject - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2021/jul/30/writing-women-writing-men/ Countries as Samurai - https://world-flags.org/ Featured comic: The BirdBoys - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2021/aug/02/featured-comic-the-birdboys/ Featured music: The BirdBoys - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_BirdBoys/ - by J_vulture, rated M. Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Pitface - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ VIDEO exclusive! Become a subscriber on the $5 level and up to see our weekly Patreon video and get our advertising perks! - https://www.patreon.com/DrunkDuck Even at $1 you get your name with a link on the front page and a mention in the weekend newsposts! Join us on Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/7NpJ8GS

Men Writing Women (part 3): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male authors can write convincing female characters - and vice versa. RJ McBrien is a very successful TV screenplay writer (Spooks, The Bill, Soldier Soldier, Atlantis, Merlin, Red Caps, etc), who has also had some crushing and hilarious exploits in movie writing too. Reckless, published by Welbeck Publishing, is this author's first novel. It gets into the mind of an apparently happily married woman who is missing just one thing - good sex. In order to "scratch that itch" (RJ's words, not ours), she gets into some dark, dangerous, poignant and very funny scrapes. RJ is Richard. So - not just a man writing a woman, but writing about the most intimate aspects of her life. Does he pull it off? Is it appropriation? Who helped? Shelley Weiner is a major reason Reckless was published. She was the tutor of RJ's Faber Writing Academy course - and guided him to the feminine side. She's also an author. Her titles include: Writing Short Stories, Writing Your First Novel, The Audacious Mendacity of Lily Green, Arnost, The Joker, The Last Honeymoon & A Sister's Tale. She's currently writing Summer Strand, a novel inspired by her Lithuanian parents who met and married in the Kaunas ghetto, were sent to separate Nazi concentration camps, survived the Holocaust, found each other again in a post-war camp for displaced people in Italy, & managed to reach South Africa - just as apartheid was imposed. We also hear personal stories of encounters with Jodie Foster, Arthur Miller, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger & Ted Demme. We discuss "nerks" (is that how you spell nerk?) - non-swearing swear words - like the frequency of toerags in The Bill. We discover the importance of the type of "and" or "&" and where it's placed in movie credits. We hear what happens when a film studio asks you rewrite a film script, not relaising you were the original author in the first place. We hear which are easier to write - books or screenplays? And about the importance of authors' support groups, beat readers, bad and good sex writing, Adrian McKinty, Brian McGilloway, body dismorphia amongst middle-aged women, Raven Leilani, Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, top writing tips from Shelley, the contract with the reader, staying inside your story, editor Niamh Mulvey, integrity v cynicism, and lots of useful insight. There's a bit of cursing too - even worse words than toerag. Sorry. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we are embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

Men Writing Women (part 2): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male authors can write convincing female characters - and vice versa. RJ McBrien is a very successful TV screenplay writer (Spooks, The Bill, Soldier Soldier, Atlantis, Merlin, Red Caps, etc), who has also had some crushing and hilarious exploits in movie writing too. Reckless, published by Welbeck Publishing, is this author's first novel. It gets into the mind of an apparently happily married woman who is missing just one thing - good sex. In order to "scratch that itch" (RJ's words, not ours), she gets into some dark, dangerous, poignant and very funny scrapes. RJ is Richard. So - not just a man writing a woman, but writing about the most intimate aspects of her life. Does he pull it off? Is it appropriation? Who helped? Shelley Weiner is a major reason Reckless was published. She was the tutor of RJ's Faber Writing Academy course - and guided him to the feminine side. She's also an author. Her titles include: Writing Short Stories, Writing Your First Novel, The Audacious Mendacity of Lily Green, Arnost, The Joker, The Last Honeymoon & A Sister's Tale. She's currently writing Summer Strand, a novel inspired by her Lithuanian parents who met and married in the Kaunas ghetto, were sent to separate Nazi concentration camps, survived the Holocaust, found each other again in a post-war camp for displaced people in Italy, & managed to reach South Africa - just as apartheid was imposed. We also hear personal stories of encounters with Jodie Foster, Arthur Miller, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger & Ted Demme. We discuss "nerks" (is that how you spell nerk?) - non-swearing swear words - like the frequency of toerags in The Bill. We discover the importance of the type of "and" or "&" and where it's placed in movie credits. We hear what happens when a film studio asks you rewrite a film script, not relaising you were the original author in the first place. We hear which are easier to write - books or screenplays? And about the importance of authors' support groups, beat readers, bad and good sex writing, Adrian McKinty, Brian McGilloway, body dismorphia amongst middle-aged women, Raven Leilani, Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, top writing tips from Shelley, the contract with the reader, staying inside your story, editor Niamh Mulvey, integrity v cynicism, and lots of useful insight. There's a bit of cursing too - even worse words than toerag. Sorry. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we are embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

Men Writing Women (part 1): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male authors can write convincing female characters - and vice versa. RJ McBrien is a very successful TV screenplay writer (Spoowks, The Bill, Soldier Soldier, Atlantis, Merlin, Red Caps, etc), who has also had some crushing and hilarious exploits in movie writing too. Reckless, published by Welbeck Publishing, is this author's first novel. It gets into the mind of an apparently happily married woman who is missing just one thing - good sex. In order to "scratch that itch" (RJ's words, not ours), she gets into some dark, dangerous, poignant and very funny scrapes. RJ is Richard. So - not just a man writing a woman, but writing about the most intimate aspects of her life. Does he pull it off? Is it appropriation? Who helped? Shelley Weiner is a major reason Reckless was published. She was the tutor of RJ's Faber Writing Academy course - and guided him to the feminine side. She's also an author. Her titles include: Writing Short Stories, Writing Your First Novel, The Audacious Mendacity of Lily Green, Arnost, The Joker, The Last Honeymoon & A Sister's Tale. She's currently writing Summer Strand, a novel inspired by her Lithuanian parents who met and married in the Kaunas ghetto, were sent to separate Nazi concentration camps, survived the Holocaust, found each other again in a post-war camp for displaced people in Italy, & managed to reach South Africa - just as apartheid was imposed. We also hear personal stories of encounters with Jodie Foster, Arthur Miller, Ewan McGregor, Heath Ledger & Ted Demme. We discuss "nerks" (is that how you spell nerk?) - non-swearing swear words - like the frequency of toerags in The Bill. We discover the importance of the type of "and" or "&" and where it's placed in movie credits. We hear what happens when a film studio asks you rewrite a film script, not relaising you were the original author in the first place. We hear which are easier to write - books or screenplays? And about the importance of authors' support groups, beat readers, bad and good sex writing, Adrian McKinty, Brian McGilloway, body dismorphia amongst middle-aged women, Raven Leilani, Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, top writing tips from Shelley, the contract with the reader, staying inside your story, editor Niamh Mulvey, integrity v cynicism, and lots of useful insight. There's a bit of cursing too - even worse words than toerag. Sorry. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul & Steve & our guests. We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we are embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. And if you're still stuck for something to read, may we recommend Blackwatertown by Paul Waters or The Diabolical Club by Stevyn Colgan.

We are excited for this episode!! What a wild ride it was reading some passages of "men writing women." This week we take a peak into a weird world of fiction. Where men know no bounds or limitations to their opinions on how women's bodies function!! It is both funny and alarming. We really hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Also, what are you experiences with encountering the way women are written about in books and literature? Get in touch with us! opentodiscussionpodcast@gmail.com Insta: @opentodiscussionpod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opentodiscussionpod/message

Ruth Panofsky is Professor of English at Ryerson University in Toronto. She is a leading scholar of the history of publishing and authorship in Canada and Canadian Jewish literature, an award-winning poet and a Fellow of the Royal Society.    We met via Zoom to discuss her most recent book Toronto Trailblazers: Women in Canadian Publishing (2019, U of T Press) which explores the influence of seven women who helped advance a modern literary culture in Canada. "Publisher Irene Clarke, scholarly editors Eleanor Harman and Francess Halpenny, trade editors Sybil Hutchinson, Claire Pratt, and Anna Porter, and literary agent Bella Pomer made the most of their vocational prospects, first by securing their respective positions and then by refining their professional methods. Individually, each woman asserted her agency by adapting orthodox ways of working within Canadian publishing. Collectively, their overarching approach emerged as a feminist practice. Through their vision and method these trailblazing women disrupted the dominant masculine paradigm and helped transform publishing practice in Canada."   We talk about writing these women back into the history of Canadian publishing, and end off with a look at the challenges that face Canada's current book publishing industry.

Author, historian and ecologist Jackie French AM discusses writing women into war history, her close friendship with the philosopher Val Plumwood, wombat culture and more.

In Episode 148, Flourish and Elizabeth discuss “Do Not Interact” warnings, a kind of social signalling that’s proliferated across social media sites recently—including in fandom spaces. Topics covered include the framing and efficacy of these warnings, and intergenerational fandom clashes around how much information about yourself you should put on the internet. They also read two listener letters in response to the “Writing Women” episode, about the writers’ experiences in f/f spaces.

In this episode Penny, Beryl and Karen discuss Writing Women in to History, as part of TG's International Women's Day celebrations. We hear from others about women they would like to recognise.

On today's episode, we are switching it up a bit!  Unfortunely, sometimes men are known for writing women characters...badly (to say the least).  Join us as we take turns reading and commenting on some of these examples.  Feel free to skip ahead to 7:44 if you're just here for the jokes.  Your breasts will laugh and laugh.   Currently ReadingShanna- The Radium Girls by Kate MooreJennifer - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sara J. Maas and The Radium Girls by Kate MooreNext week is BOOK CLUB.  We are reading The Radium Girls by Kate Moore.  If you want to get in on the discussion, head over to our Instagram or send us an email/message.  We would love to hear what you thought of the book.Find Us Atwww.bestbookclub.caInstagram

In Episode 144, “Writing Women,” Elizabeth and Flourish celebrate Femslash February by talking to breathedout, a longtime f/f fic and meta writer. They discuss her route into fandom through queer female erotica, fandom’s longstanding biases towards male bodies, what types of characters get to be “default” vs “political,” and the role desire can play in reading and writing.

In this episode, we give advice on how to write women - and how not to. We discuss tropes, stereotypes, and how to make female characters dynamic and realistic. If you like what you hear, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @WriteBrainedPod.

Check out episode 8 with Stacey Machelle, the creator and star of the new Youtube show "ADHD Is The New Black"! We talk about her show, her past career of newscasting, writing, laughter, representation, shame, and lots more.   A  graduate  of  The  Second  City,  Stacey  Machelle  is  a  sketch writer/performer,  producer  and  comedian  and  was  a  finalist  in  the Disney/ABC  Writing  Program.   In  her  past  professional  life  she  worked  as  a  professional journalist  for Scripps  Howard  News  Service  and  as  an  on-air  news anchor for  CBS and  later  on  air  talent  and  writer  for  TMZ. Stacey  currently  works  as  an  audience  warmup  comic  on  various  talk and  game shows in  Los Angeles. She is currently the warm up comic for A Little Late with Lilly Singh. Her  video “pitch”  for  The Halftime Show placed  among the top  three finalists  in  the  People's  Choice  Awards “Spinoff  Contest.”  The  top  three  finalists  were  chosen  by  the creative  board  of  the  New  York  Television  Festival  and  the  internet voting community.

NSFW /mild Talking with the very interesting Brandon Ferro, writer and romance reader and straight guy.  We have some of the same favorite authors.  He has the first book in historical romance saga is out now on amazon HERE. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HXM65JJ/ And you can find him on Twitter here:  https://twitter.com/BrandonFeroAnd ofcourse facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WHISPERMecha    

In this special anthology program novelist Meg Wolitzer (shown) and poet Molly Peacock both discuss the importance of writing about the lives and work of women. Wolitzer reads from her novel The Female Persuasion while Peacock shares poems from her collection...

NSFWInterview.  I'm chatting with friend and writer Kalimaxos about how he writes the points of view of men and women, his experiences with a real life family of strong women, and things from his past that shaped his writing. Find him on twitter and follow him on Literotica. https://twitter.com/Kalimaxos1https://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=3544112&page=submissions   

NSFW It's all research in this great conversation with fellow omegaverse author and publisher lady, Merel Pierce. She is a former fetish model who got paid to be spanked as well as submissive. But when it comes to my friend Merel, submissive does not mean push-over. At all.   She and I answer all the questions and some of the questions that weren't even asked.  I am sure I said way more than I ever should. Lord. Don't let my kids hear this.   I hope you enjoy it, learn some stuff about how men and women interact and get a laugh or two. Check out Merel: https://twitter.com/MerelPierceWebsite:  https://merelpierce.com/Books:https://www.amazon.com/Merel-Pierce/e/B07R4NT5FK?ref=dbs_mng_calw_a_0Auctioned: An Omegaverse AnthologyDon't forget: https://twitter.com/DareManusAnd Me: https://twitter.com/isoellen 

Kelly Van Nelson is on the Convo Couch bringing poetry to life as she talks to Pam about her acclaimed collection "Graffiti Lane" and the power of the spoken word as a tool to express the feelings and moments we find impossible to capture. Winner of the 2019 Mumpreneur Award, Kelly is also a master at connecting with others and building creative networks, a thread Pam and Kel explore further after the interview... www.writes4women.comIf you like this episode of the Writes4Women podcast, check out our other episodes at OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #KellyVanNelson #Poetry #SpokenWord #GraffitiLane #DomesticViolence #Mumpreneur #Writes4Women #WritingPodcasts #Podcasts #Writing #WritingLife #WritingCommunity SHOWNOTES: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreonhttps://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Kelly Van Nelson http://www.kellyvannelson.comFacebook @kellyvannelsonauthorTwitter @kellyvannelson Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB Writing NSWhttps://writingnsw.org.auFacebook / Twitter @WritingNSW

R.S. Benedict and guest Meg talk about the creepy, objectifying, or just plain ridiculous way that all too many male authors write female characters. The post Men Writing Women (Badly) by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

R.S. Benedict and guest Meg talk about the creepy, objectifying, or just plain ridiculous way that all too many male authors write female characters. The post Men Writing Women (Badly) by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

Rachael Johns is a bestselling author of 24 books ranging from Romance to Rural Romance to what she likes to call Life Lit. In 2016 Rachael's book, "The Patterson Girls" was named General Fiction Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards and her star has been rising ever since. In this special hour long interview with Pamela Cook, Rachael talks about releasing her latest Life Lit novel "Just One Wish', her long road to success, what she does to fight writers block and why she prefers to call her books Life Lit instead of Women's Fiction. If you like this episode of the Writes4Women podcast, check out our other episodes at www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #RachaelJohns #LifeLit #Fiction #WomensFiction #Romance #RuralRomance #WritingCommunity #podcasts #Writes4Women SHOWNOTES: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcasthttps://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreonW4W PATREON: Rachael Johnshttps://www.rachaeljohns.comFacebook @rachaeljohnsauthorTwitter @RachaelJohns Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB Writing NSWhttps://writingnsw.org.auFacebook / Twitter @WritingNSW

Chandler Baker joins Pamela Cook on the Convo Couch this episode discussing her recently released novel "The Whisper Network" a book that is setting commercial women's fiction alight right now with it's sassy characters and #MeToo inspired themes. Pam and Kel follow the interview with a deeper chat about the influence of #MeToo on women's writing, the stories that are being told and the women who are reflected in them. If you like this episode of the Writes4Women podcast, check out our other episodes at www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #ChandlerBaker #writing #fiction #womensfiction #MeToo #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #podcasts #Writes4Women SHOWNOTES: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast Chandler Bakerhttps://www.chandlerbakerbooks.com/about-chandlerFacebook @chandlerbakerauthorTwitter @cbakerbooks National Young Writers Festivalwww.youngwritersfestival.orgTwitter @NYWF Wollongong Writers Festivalwww.wollongongwritersfestival.comTwitter @WGongWritFest Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB

This July, I happened to meet Philippa Gregory at a party.Let's be clear - I never dreamed I would write a sentence like that, especially after moving away from Los Angeles. Even more surprising, I managed to have a coherent conversation with her about books and writing, to the point where she generously invited me over to record an episode talking about her latest book, Tidelands, and writing in general. Thankfully, I was able to borrow a friend's microphone and made my way across the city to record this conversation. I hope you will forgive the slightly informal audio, I think what we talked about is worth turning up the volume a little bit for. I have loved Philippa's books for years and years. I remember how thrilled I was to find The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool when my fascination with the Tudors on an explosive trajectory. But even beyond all of her books that I have read and loved, this conversation was about why she has chosen, as a historian, to write novels about women in history. She brings such depth to this subject and inspired me more than I can say with her thoughtful commentary on her career and writing in general, as well as on women's roles throughout history and literature. As it's my birthday tomorrow, it seemed reasonable to peek out of my hiatus hideaway and give this episode to you as my birthday present. It was an incredible gift to be able to record it, now I want to share it with you. Happy listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome Back to Locatora Radio! This week, we interview author, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, and discuss her recent publication Sabrina & Corina, the #MeToo movement in the literary world, and fictionalizing your family's stories. This convo gets real as we connect storytelling and ancestral trauma. 

Chris Wonderly discusses the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Mark Beal teaches how to transition to college, Tim Curry explains cryptocurrency, Tangela Walker-Craft gives tips for going to an amusement park, Shelli Spots discusses how you can write at a college level, Susan Madsen talks about how women can thrive in STEM fields.

15 years ago, Marilyn Norry challenged women actors to write the facts of their mother’s life. She then turned those stories into a stage play. She’s now helped over 500 women write their mother’s stories. And to ensure many mother’s stories aren’t lost, Marilyn has just published “Writing Women’s History. Starting with your Mother.” It will help every woman take stock of their mother’s legacy. At the end of this conversation Marilyn will give you what you need to get started. And yes, wherever your mother is… she’ll help. Get the download at https://legacycafe.org/mother

In this episode Charlotte, Elli, Dora, Philipp and Leo sit down to discuss an important topic - how to write women and men. What's important about it? Where can you go wrong? And what does the Bechdel Test have to do with any of it? Give it a listen and find out.

The original Roseanne was praised for being a realistic portrayal of a working class family in America. Crass, opinionated and brash, the character of Roseanne was nothing like the idealised on-screen mothers before her and we loved her for it. The Roseanne of today is a real-life Trump supporter with problematic - even dangerous - views, and an influential celebrity profile. Her politics can't be ignored, so should we switch off from nostalgia and the new reboot? The BP girls unpack and discuss the first new episode.Email the Bitch Please team at bpleasepodcast@gmail.comFollow on Facebook at fb.me/BPleasePodcastFollow on Twitter at twitter.com/BPleasePodcastFollow in Instagram at instagram.com/BitchPleasePodcast

As promised we have taken Kel's podcast recommendations from the "What's Cool With Women" segment in episode 16, extended it out to include a bunch of writing podcast recommendations and turned it into it's very own minisode. We hope you enjoy the extra talk ups. Every single one of these are a core part of Kel's podcast diet. There is everything from podcasts for her kids - "Fierce Girls" to podcasts for writing - "So You Want to Be a Writer" to women's podcasts - "The Guilty Feminist" to podcasts just for the story of it - "This is About". It's a real mixed bag of audio goodies and all of them are well worth the ear time. So grab yourself a cuppa and get ready to jump into the podcasting vortex with Kel on the Writes4Women podcast. SHOW NOTES / LINKS: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook Writes4WomenTwitter/Instagram @w4wpodcastPODCASTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE: Ask Me Anything https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcast/ask-me-anything-episode-7/Fierce Girlshttp://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/The Pineapple Project http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-pineapple-project/Ladies We Need to Talkhttp://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/Long Distance Call  https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/long-distance-call/id1346935662?mt=2The Guilty Feminist http://guiltyfeminist.comPretty for an Aboriginal https://www.buzzfeed.com/prettyforanaboriginalChat 10 Looks 3http://www.chat10looks3.comSo You Want to be a Writerhttps://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/ep-1/Writer on the Roadhttps://www.writerontheroad.comThe Garret https://thegarretpodcast.comIdeas at the House https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/backstage/ideas-at-the-house-podcast.htmlThe Wheeler Centrehttps://www.wheelercentre.com/broadcasts/podcastsSydney Writers Festival https://www.swf.org.au/stories?category=Podcast/Magic Lessonshttp://magiclessons.libsyn.comThis is About http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/thisisabout/Conversationshttp://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/

Jesse and Brittany discuss THANKSGIVING MESSAGES, the latest Shock Top marketing campaign that is completely gross, listener feedback, Dollemocracy '16 featuring Fred Thompson's death, Jeb Bush's attitude problem, and Ben Carson's complaining, Brooke Baldwin takes on the view and takes care of biz, what we wish women's magazines would write about, and Obama's comments on... The post I Doubt It #168 – “Sweaty Shock Top Beer, Listener Feedback, Ben Fields Follow-Up, Dollemocracy '16 feat. Fred Thompson, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina, Brooke Baldwin Takin' Care of Biz, Re-Writing Women's Magazines, and Obama's Badass Comments.” appeared first on I Doubt It Podcast.

In this episode of Feminerd, Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin sit down with Stuart R. McCafferty, author of Resplendent Princess: Memories of Alsavon Book 1. The panel of writers discusses their writing influences, fantastic females in media today, and the importance of diversifying books and media.

Episode 77: Writing Women Back Into Music History!   Upcoming Events: June 20 – performance with pianist Matthew Hagle for WFMT’s Impromptu; June 22 – with Earthen Grave for Days of the Doomed near Milwaukee, Wisconsin; June 28 – master class for the Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Door County, Wisconsin; June 30 – free children’s program at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago   Inquiries from my Inbox:  Vanlal asks: “How do you play period works a half step low?” Brian asks: “Have you ever played ‘Ashoken Farewell?’”   Random Musical Thought: Are your instruments your friends, your family, your harem, your menagerie, or what?   Main Topic: A conversation with Karen Shaffer, author of “Maud Powell: Pioneer American Violinist” and Pamela Blevins, author of “Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott: Song of Pain and Beauty.” For more information about the Maud Powell Society for Music and Education and the magazine “Signature, Women in Music,” please visit www.maudpowell.org.   Total playing time: 00:45:28   SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES!   Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox!   Thanks for listening!   www.rachelbartonpine.com   www.twitter.com/rbpviolinist www.facebook.com/rachelbartonpineviolinist www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com

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Andrea Riggs, author, speaker and workshop facilitator with a background in law and social justice sees her mission as empowering women through honoring their spirit and wholeness in order to bring balance and harmony to themselves and humanity. Author of Wake Up, American Women, Andres will discuss The Five Myths That Threaten our Health and Sanity.

John Frankfurt and Lisa Gordis discuss the use of wiki in the classroom. John Frankfurt covers Robin Kelly's course Social Justice and the Lisa Gordis describes her use of a wiki in her Reading and Writing Women in Colonial America.

Panel 3: New Technologies Serving Educational Goals; Lisa Gordis demonstrates the Reading and Writing Women wiki.