Today on the blog is a guest piece written by Kathryn Mannix, author of the Sunday Times bestselling With The End In Mind.
As part of our month-long celebration of women’s writing, we’ve asked people HarperCollins wide who their favourite fictional heroine is and why. From a classic work by Jane Austen, to a modern day unlikely heroine, you can’t say we don’t have variety!
Look out for two more blog posts charting the heroines of HarperCollins UK this month.
Today’s piece of writing is from Darling author Rachel Edwards. She tells us what she hopes will be different for the women in her family in 50 years’ time. An empowering read.
As part of 4th Estate’s month-long celebration of women’s writing, we’ll be bringing you personal picks from the 4th Estate team. Those who make up our editorial, marketing, publicity and sales teams will be sharing their favourite piece of women’s writing. An incredibly tough question to be faced with, we know, but one that certainly got everyone thinking.
As part of our month-wide celebration of women’s writing, 4th Estate will be bringing you exclusive written pieces from our fantastic authors. We presented them with a selection of questions to choose from, and the responses we’ve had have been hugely inspiring. We can’t wait to share them all with you.
Today we bring you the words of Valeria Luiselli, author of Tell Me How It Ends.
As part of 4th Estate’s month-long celebration of women’s writing, we’ll be bringing you personal picks from the 4th Estate team. Those who make up our editorial, marketing, publicity and sales teams will be sharing their favourite piece of women’s writing. An incredibly tough question to be faced with, we know, but one that certainly got everyone thinking.
As part of our month-wide celebration of women’s writing, 4th Estate will be bringing you exclusive written pieces from our fantastic authors. We presented them with a selection of questions to choose from, and the responses we’ve had have been hugely inspiring. We can’t wait to share them all with you.
Today we bring you the words of Laline Paull, author of The Bees and The Ice.
Question: How do you respond to individuals who openly state that they are not a feminist?
Answer: Must we all wear labels to be trusted?
Hello my name is Laline Paull and I want to come to the International Women’s Day party, but the dress code seems to have got very strict. These days it can feel a little bit like I might be asked any moment for my papers. Are you a member of the Women’s Equality Party? NO? But – surely – you are a feminist – aren’t you?
As part of 4th Estate’s month-long celebration of women’s writing, we’ll be bringing you personal picks from the 4th Estate team. Those who make up our editorial, marketing, publicity and sales teams will be sharing their favourite piece of women’s writing. An incredibly tough question to be faced with, we know, but one that certainly got everyone thinking. First up is Publishing Director Helen Garnons-Williams.
