Writing Motherhood
"There is no more sombre enemy of good art,' said Cyril Connolly, “than the pram in the hallway." This specially curated event, funded by Arts Council England, and featuring three contemporary writers, considers the truth of this statement. How does motherhood really affect a writer's work? What impact does it have on how and what they write, and how it is received and read? Can creativity survive an extended period of sleep deprivation...?
Writers Liz Fraser, Rowan Coleman and Carolyn Jess Cooke discuss how motherhood has affected their writing, and perform newly commissioned work.
Liz Fraser is one of the UK’s best-known writers and broadcasters on all aspects of modern family life and has a back-page column in Essentials magazine, ‘No, It’s Not Just You.’ Liz’s latest book Lifeshambles,is published in October, following a show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival throughout August.
Carolyn Jess-Cooke is an award-winning poet and novelist as well as mother to four children under the age of 8. Her last novel The Boy Who Could See Demons has recently been optioned by Hollywood .
Rowan Coleman worked in bookselling and publishing for seven years before winning Company Magazine Young Writer of the Year in 2001. She has written more than twelve novels including the Sunday Times top ten bestseller The Memory Book and Woman Walks into a Bar.
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