It’s twenty years since Roger Deakin’s Waterlog was published, here Ashley Norris writes about the book’s legacy for iNews… read more
Author Archives: caitlin davies
Archway with Words
On September 14th, I’ll be joining Carl Cattermole and Erika Flowers at the opening event of this year’s Archway … read more
Downstream a top ten Thames book
The Guardian has published a list of the ‘top ten books about the River Thames’, compiled by Caroline Crampton, author … read more
Holloway Women’s Building
Three years after the closure of Holloway Prison, Peabody (who now own the site) say they are committed to a … read more
Jailed for Protesting a Film
In 1952 Pat Seares, a ‘housewife from London’, was jailed at Holloway Prison because she’d shouted protests after a showing … read more
The Ponds on BBC TV
The hit film The Ponds will be aired on BBC Four on May 20th, at 9pm, with the slightly different … read more
Bad Girls longlisted for Orwell Prize
Bad Girls has been longlisted for The Orwell Prize, the UK’s ‘most prestigious’ prize for political writing. Four prizes are … read more
Soyez Synchro!
Filmmaker Anne-Sophie Gomez has made a series of short thematic videos about swimming pools in art. In her latest, Soyez … read more
London Review of Books: Bad Girls
The London Review of Books has covered Bad Girls in its latest edition, providing a potted history of HMP Holloway.… read more
RLF Short Film
The Royal Literary Fund’s ‘In Focus’ presents short films featuring RLF writers. In the latest film, we responded to the … read more
Burgh House Swimming Exhibition
Women at the Kenwood Ladies Pond in the 1920s, copyright John Neal.
Burgh House in Hampstead is hosting an exhibition … read more
Peabody buys HMP Holloway Site
Peabody has acquired the site of HMP Holloway Prison and has announced its intention to build 1000 homes, of which … read more
Care Experienced Conference
Family Likeness features in a series of book cover rocks to be displayed during The Care Experienced Conference at Liverpool … read more
Isle of Thanet News
The Isle of Thanet News has featured the Daisy Belle event at the Broadstairs Literary Festival, where I’ll be talking … read more
Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the V&A
I’m thrilled to be starting work at the magnificent Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, … read more
Edwardian Baby Farmers
June 6th 2019
The story of two Edwardian baby farmers and the history behind The Ghost of Lily Painter. … read more
Derby Book Festival
June 2nd
I’ll be talking about Bad Girls and the history of Holloway Prison at the Derby Book Festival, … read more
Islington Guided Walks
May 14th 2019
A History of Holloway Prison, The Clerkenwell & Islington Guides Association, Islington Town Hall, London, … read more
Highgate Literary & Scientific Institute talk
April 16th, 2019
Highgate Literary & Scientific Institute, London N6 6BS
‘Bad Girls or Freedom Fighters?’ I’ll be … read more
Broadstairs Literary Festival: Daisy Belle
April 14th, 2019
Yarrow Hotel, Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, 3pm
I’ll be talking about the Thanet landscape and the real life … read more
Housmans Bookshop talk
March 20th, 2019
I’ll be talking about the history of political prisoners at Holloway Prison at Housmans Bookshop, radical booksellers … read more
The Ponds film Q&A
February 10th 2019
I’ll be joining film directors Patrick McLennan and Samuel Smith for a Q&A at the Phoenix Cinema… read more
Swimming with Seals
Last May I was lucky enough to swim with seals in the Scilly Isles, thanks to a trip organised by … read more
‘How I Write’ Royal Literary Fund recording
RLF Fellows feature in regular, bite-sized audio recordings, exploring issues related to the writing life. Here’s mine on ‘How I … read more
The Ponds film premiere
The Ponds: Still Waters Run Deep follows the swimmers of Hampstead Heath over the course of a year. It’s a … read more
Vote 100 Women and Prisons panel event
December 12th Vote 100 Women and prisons. Portcullis House, London. 6pm
When I started writing Bad Girls a few … read more
‘Lady swimmers who conquered the world’
An interview in the Ham & High about the women who inspired Daisy Belle, ‘the story of a courageous Victorian … read more
The famous Hornsey Road Baths
Hornsey Road Baths in Islington, north London, were once known far and wide for staging performances by international swimming champions, … read more
Strong Words reviews Daisy Belle
‘Set in a moment of the 19th century when showbusiness fell in love with swimming, young Daisy Belle’s aptitude for … read more
Edith Thompson Reburial
The hearse arrives at City of London Cemetery
November 22, 2018
Edith Thompson, executed at Holloway Prison in 1923 … read more