Literature
Sara McQueen takes a startling and disturbing creative angle on the ‘what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?’ question.
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Writer, director and producer Shirley Day shares a short story about a dangerous woman she has since been inspired to develop a play about.
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Thelma and Louise? Or just the real world? Treasa Nealon’s creative piece looks at how best friends can turn fierce protectors in dangerous situations.
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Hodan Mohammed gives us a creative reflection on her choice to wear a hijab and the confrontations this has led to, even among those she thought friends.
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In her short story, Lucy Walters explores the idea and consequences of powerful women adopting traditionally male traits.
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In this months’ contribution from Scottish PEN, Zoë Strachan takes a look at the life and career of Scottish novelist Dame Muriel Spark.
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“We are resilient, because we are dangerous.” In her short story, Priya Guns mixes culture and conflict through her protagonist’s journey from Sri Lanka to Canada, childhood to womanhood.
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From Moll Flanders to Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Nicola Lacey draws links between representations of women in literature and their real life treatment under the laws of the 18th century and beyond.
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On encounters with Martha Gellhorn
Playwright and theatre director Julia Pascal recounts her time spent with Martha Gellhorn, one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century.
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